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A
gunman opened fire on crowds at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in
Northern California at 5.40pm Sunday
Police
Chief Scott Smithee said the suspect was shot dead by police seconds
after he began firing a rifle
Smithee
said officials are still searching for a second involved suspect
whose role in the shooting is unclear
The
two suspects entered the festival via a creek on the north side,
where they cut through a fence
The
police chief confirmed that three unidentified victims were killed
and 15 others were injured
Several
witnesses reported hearing popping noises and then seeing a man in
military fatigues spraying the crowd with bullets from a
semi-automatic weapon
Video
shows panicked attendees fleeing the park after the shots rang out
and victims covered in blood
President
Donald Trump, California Governor Gavin Newsom and other officials
tweeted about the shooting
Anyone
who saw anything during the shooting is urged to call police on
408-846-0583
A
gunman who opened fire on the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California,
killing three people and injuring at least 15 others, has been shot
dead. Gunfire erupted at Christmas Hill Park in Gilroy, outside
Santa Cruz, at around 5.40pm Sunday as the annual festival was
finishing up its third and final day. Gilroy Police Chief Scott
Smithee spoke at a press conference shortly after 10.15pm local time
and confirmed that one suspect was shot dead by police within seconds
of when he began firing a rifle into the crowd of festival-goers.
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