LOS ANGELES, July 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four people have died at a California food festival shooting, including a suspected gunman, police chief Scott Smithee told a news conference.
Fifteen more were injured, including some who suffered gunshot wounds, although the number of those shot was not immediately clear.
Police and ambulances raced to the scene of the incident, which happened on the last day of the Gilroy Garlic Festival, an annual three-day event south of San Jose. Video posted on social media showed people at the event running for cover as shots rang out.
“Officers were in that area, and engaged the suspect in less than a minute. The suspect was shot and killed,” Smithee said late Sunday
A city councilman Dion Bracco told media earlier that one suspect had been taken into custody.
“It’s just incredibly sad and disheartening that at an event that does so much good the community had to suffer from a tragedy like this,” said Smithee.
The gunman appeared to have cut through a fence to get into the annual Garlic Festival. He may have had one accomplice, Smithee added.
“Be careful and safe!” US President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter.
Founded in 1979, the Gilroy Garlic Festival features food, drink, live entertainment and cooking competitions. It says it is hosted by volunteers and describes itself as the world’s greatest summer food festival.
It was being held at the outdoor Christmas Hill Park, where weapons of any kind are prohibited, according to the event’s website.
To provide a safe, family-friendly atmosphere, it said, entry was refused to anyone wearing clothing or paraphernalia indicating membership in a gang, including a motorcycle club. — NNN-AGENCIES
