At least 3 victims remain in critical condition following shooting at Fairfield mall, as police search for suspect
One person was killed and six others injured in a shooting at a Halloween store inside a shopping mall in California, US media reported Saturday. PHOTO: ANADOLU AGENCY
One person was killed and six others injured in a shooting at a Halloween store inside a shopping mall in California, US media reported Saturday.
Police responded to the shooting at a Spirit Halloween store in Solano Town Center in Fairfield around 8.30 pm Friday, according to ABC News.
Officers found seven people suffering from gunshot wounds, one of whom later died.
The six surviving victims were transported to local hospitals, with at least three in critical condition.
Authorities have not released the identities of the victims.
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“We encourage anyone in the community with information to contact the Fairfield Police Department,” ABC News quoted Police Chief Dan Marshall as saying.
Detectives are interviewing witnesses and working to identify the suspect, while the shooting scene remains under investigation.
On October 11, 9 people died in a shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, where a 45-year-old man opened fire in a neighbourhood.
Two children and a pregnant woman were among the slain.
There have been more than 400 mass shootings in the US in 2026, according to data compiled by Gun Violence Archive, which defines a mass shooting as one in which four or more people are shot, excluding the shooter. The last recorded mass shootings in Pennsylvania took place in July in Philadelphia, according to the data.
