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Shots fired at California garlic festival | Shots fired at California garlic festival |
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Eleven people have reportedly been shot at a food festival in California, local media report. | Eleven people have reportedly been shot at a food festival in California, local media report. |
The Gilroy Garlic Festival was about to finish for the weekend on Sunday evening, when shots were fired at the site. | The Gilroy Garlic Festival was about to finish for the weekend on Sunday evening, when shots were fired at the site. |
There was "a white man in his early to mid-30s firing a rifle," eyewitness Julissa Contreras told NBC. | There was "a white man in his early to mid-30s firing a rifle," eyewitness Julissa Contreras told NBC. |
Video posted on social media showed people running away from the festival, 30 miles (48km) south of San Jose. | Video posted on social media showed people running away from the festival, 30 miles (48km) south of San Jose. |
Police have said the scene is "still active". US President Donald Trump tweeted about the shooting, urging people to "be careful and safe". | Police have said the scene is "still active". US President Donald Trump tweeted about the shooting, urging people to "be careful and safe". |
The Santa Clara County Medical Center has so far admitted five victims, CBS reports. Their condition was not immediately clear. | |
"It was just rapid firing," Ms Contreras told NBC Bay Area. "I could see him shooting in just every direction. He wasn't aiming at anyone specifically. | "It was just rapid firing," Ms Contreras told NBC Bay Area. "I could see him shooting in just every direction. He wasn't aiming at anyone specifically. |
"It was just left to right, right to left. He definitely was prepared for what he was doing." | "It was just left to right, right to left. He definitely was prepared for what he was doing." |
Evenny Reyes, 13, was among those who scattered in confusion when gunfire erupted at around 17:30 local time (12:30 GMT). | |
"We were just leaving and we saw a guy with a bandana wrapped around his leg because he got shot," she told the San Jose Mercury News. | |
The Gilroy Garlic Festival has been held annually since 1979. Christmas Hill Park, where the event was taking place, bans weapons of any kind, according to the festival's website. | The Gilroy Garlic Festival has been held annually since 1979. Christmas Hill Park, where the event was taking place, bans weapons of any kind, according to the festival's website. |