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Halloween Shooting in Orinda, California, Leaves 4 Dead Halloween Shooting in Orinda, California, Leaves 4 Dead
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ORINDA, Calif. — Four people were killed in a shooting in Orinda, Calif., on Thursday night, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office said.ORINDA, Calif. — Four people were killed in a shooting in Orinda, Calif., on Thursday night, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office said.
The sheriff’s office did not immediately respond to requests for information on Friday morning, but it said on Twitter early Friday that there were four fatalities and several injuries.The sheriff’s office did not immediately respond to requests for information on Friday morning, but it said on Twitter early Friday that there were four fatalities and several injuries.
“Orinda officers, assisted by law enforcement officers from the area, arrived on scene and found a large house party with over 100 attendees,” the sheriff’s office added in a statement. “There were three apparent gunshot victims who were pronounced deceased at the scene. Another died later at the hospital.”
Witnesses told NBC Bay Area, a local news outlet, that the shooting happened at a Halloween party that was being held at an Airbnb rental in Orinda, which is about 15 miles east of San Francisco.Witnesses told NBC Bay Area, a local news outlet, that the shooting happened at a Halloween party that was being held at an Airbnb rental in Orinda, which is about 15 miles east of San Francisco.
The home where the shooting occurred is on a street shrouded with mature trees on a steep slope above downtown Orinda, a white-collar bedroom community home to technology executives, bankers and professors at the nearby University of California, Berkeley.The home where the shooting occurred is on a street shrouded with mature trees on a steep slope above downtown Orinda, a white-collar bedroom community home to technology executives, bankers and professors at the nearby University of California, Berkeley.
A neighbor told reporters that around 100 people had attended the party and that it was overflowing into the street. A neighbor told reporters that the party was overflowing into the street.
“There were over 100 people in a house that really can only fit maybe 50,” he said.“There were over 100 people in a house that really can only fit maybe 50,” he said.
Victims limping away from the crime scene could be seen on television footage from ABC7 News, while paramedics loaded at least one man on a stretcher into an ambulance. Victims limping away from the crime scene could be seen in television footage from ABC7 News, while paramedics were shown loading at least one man on a stretcher into an ambulance.
Two hours after the shooting, groups of people who had attended the party huddled by their cars, still appearing dazed. None were willing to speak with a reporter. Two hours after the shooting, people who had attended the party huddled by their cars, still appearing dazed. None were willing to speak with a reporter.
David Cook, the chief of the Orinda Police Department, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday morning. He told The East Bay Times that officers had responded to a call reporting that shots had been fired shortly before 11 p.m. on Thursday, and that they arrived to find a party at a rental property where four people were pronounced dead at the scene and four others were found to have suffered injuries. David Cook, the chief of the Orinda Police Department, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday morning. He told The East Bay Times that officers had responded to a call reporting that shots had been fired shortly before 11 p.m. on Thursday, and that they arrived to find a party at a rental property.
The shooting occurred two days after three people were killed and nine others injured at a Halloween party in Long Beach, Calif., 25 miles south of Los Angeles. Three people were killed and at least 13 others were injured in a shooting at a food festival in Northern California in July.The shooting occurred two days after three people were killed and nine others injured at a Halloween party in Long Beach, Calif., 25 miles south of Los Angeles. Three people were killed and at least 13 others were injured in a shooting at a food festival in Northern California in July.
Thomas Fuller reported from Orinda, Jacey Fortin from New York and Elian Peltier from London.Thomas Fuller reported from Orinda, Jacey Fortin from New York and Elian Peltier from London.