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Associated Press

A gunman in the United States cut through a fence to avoid security and opened fire at a festival in California, killing three and wounding at least 15 others before police fatally shot him.
Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee said the suspect appeared to randomly target people at the Gilroy Garlic Festival when he opened fire just after 5.30pm on Sunday, at the conclusion of a three-day festival in a city known as the “Garlic Capital of the World”.
Police responded to the mass shooting within a minute, engaged the suspect and killed him, Smithee said.
The man was identified as Santino William Legan, police said, without elaborating.

Some witnesses reported a second suspect, Smithee said, but it was unclear whether that person was armed or simply provided assistance. A manhunt continued late into the night.
Smithee called the scene at the festival a “nightmare you hope you never have to live”.
A six-year-old boy was one among those killed, his father said.
“My son had his whole life to live and he was only 6,” the father of Stephen Romero told NBC Bay Area. “That’s all I can say.”

The wounded were taken to multiple hospitals, and their conditions ranged from fair to critical, with some in surgery on Sunday night. At least five were treated and released.
The Gilroy Garlic Festival features food, cooking contests and music. It’s a decades-old staple in the agricultural city of 50,000 about 176km southeast of San Francisco. Security is tight – festival-goers pass through metal detectors and their bags are searched.
A band singer at the festival said he saw a man wearing a green shirt and grayish handkerchief around his neck opening fire into the food area with what looked like an assault rifle.
Their audience began screaming and running, and the five members of TinMan and others dove under the stage.
Singer Jack Van Breen, from nearby Santa Clara, said he heard someone shout: “Why are you doing this?” and the reply: “Because I’m really angry.”

Taylor Jackson was working at a booth drawing caricatures of festival-goers when she heard gunfire, saw people running and “ran for the hills”.
Donna Carlson of Reno, Nevada, was helping a friend at a jewelry booth when “all of a sudden it was pop, pop, pop. And I said, ‘I sure hope that’s fireworks’”. She got on her hands and knees and hid behind a table until police told her it was safe to leave.
In a tweet, California Governor Gavin Newsom called the bloodshed “nothing short of horrific” and expressed appreciation for the police response. US President Donald Trump tweeted before authorities confirmed the gunman was dead and urged people to “be careful and safe!”.

Law Enforcement is at the scene of shootings in Gilroy, California. Reports are that shooter has not yet been apprehended. Be careful and safe!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 29, 2019

Video posted to social media showed people running in terror as shots rang out.
Evenny Reyes of Gilroy, 13, told the Mercury News she spent the day at the festival with her friends and relatives.
“We were just leaving and we saw a guy with a bandanna wrapped around his leg because he got shot. And there were people on the ground, crying,” Reyes said. “There was a little kid hurt on the ground. People were throwing tables and cutting fences to get out.”
Reyes said that she did not run at first because the gunshots sounded like fireworks.
“It started going for five minutes, maybe three. It was like the movies – everyone was crying, people were screaming,” she said.
Smithee said the festival is a source of pride for the community and that thousands donate their time to make it a success.
“It’s incredibly sad and disheartening that an event that does so much good for our community has to suffer from a tragedy like this,” he said.


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‘Who’d shoot up a garlic festival?’: mass shooting in California leaves three people dead, including 6-year-old boy

Festival attendees flee amid reports of an active shooter at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California. Photo: Reuters

Emergency vehicles head towards the Gilroy Garlic Festival following a shooting in Gilroy, Calif., on Sunday, July 28, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/San Jose Mercury News via AP)

Police stand guard outside Gilroy High School following a deadly shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Gilroy, Calif., on Sunday, July 28, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/San Jose Mercury News via AP)

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a mass shooting during the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Gilroy, California, U.S. July 28, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Smead. NO ARCHIVES. NO RESALES.

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Video posted on social media showed people at the event running for cover as shots rang out


Video posted on social media showed people at the event running for cover as shots rang out, with President Donald Trump calling for attendees to ‘be careful and safe’.


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‘Who’d shoot up a garlic festival?’: mass shooting in California leaves three people dead, including 6-year-old boy

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Video posted on social media showed people at the event running for cover as shots rang out