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Shooting at Spirit Halloween in Fairfield Kills One, Injures Six
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In Short: A shooting at a Spirit Halloween store in Fairfield, California, killed one person and injured six others.
A shooting at a Spirit Halloween store in the Solano Town Center in Fairfield, California, left one person dead and six others injured on Friday night. The incident occurred just before 8:30 pm local time, according to Fairfield police.
Fairfield Police Chief Dan Marshall said three of the victims are in critical condition at local hospitals. Two additional victims, a 19-year-old male and a 43-year-old male, have been released from the hospital, police added.
The shooting is believed to have started from a targeted incident involving one suspect inside the store. Police are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding the event and have asked the public for any additional information to contact the agency at 707-428-7600 or email 1030mall@fairfield.ca.gov.
Spirit Halloween issued a statement expressing their condolences and cooperation with local law enforcement. The store will remain closed until further notice out of respect for those impacted and to support the ongoing investigation.
Fairfield, a city of some 120,000 residents, is located about 37 miles southwest of Sacramento and halfway between there and San Francisco. The FBI's Sacramento office is assisting Fairfield police in the investigation.
What this adds
The shooting occurred at the Solano Town Center shopping mall, where the seasonal Spirit Halloween outlet was operating from a former Best Buy unit.
Background
Fairfield police said the shooting at the Solano Town Center Spirit Halloween store is believed to have started from a targeted incident involving one suspect.
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What's confirmed
- Three of the victims are in critical condition at local hospitals, Fairfield Police Chief Dan Marshall said.
- "Everybody was running" The video in the media player above is from a previous update On Saturday afternoon, Fairfield police identified the victim as 31-year-old Constance Hages.
- Spirit Halloween issued a statement to ABC7 Eyewitness News early Saturday morning writing: " We are deeply saddened by the tragic incident that occurred inside of the Solano Town Center at the Spirit Halloween store in Fairfield, CA. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims of this heartbreaking incident. We are fully cooperating with local law enforcement as they investigate the circumstances surrounding this event. As this remains an active investigation, we defer to the Fairfield Police Department for further details. Out of respect for those impacted and to support the ongoing investigation, the store will remain closed until further notice."
- Fairfield police said based on a preliminary information obtained during the investigation, the shooting is believed to have started from a targeted incident involving one suspect inside the Spirit Halloween store.
- Friday inside the store, which sells Halloween costumes and decor, at the Solano Town Center in Fairfield, the city police department said Saturday in a statement on Facebook.
- "to identify the individual responsible for this heinous act of violence."
- "We recognize the concern and uncertainty this incident has created throughout our community, particularly with the many Halloween events and celebrations planned for today," the department said.
- The FBI's Sacramento office said it was assisting Fairfield police in the investigation.
- One person was killed and six others were wounded in a shooting Friday night inside a Spirit Halloween store at Fairfield’s Solano Town Center, police said.
- "We encourage anyone in the community with information to contact the Fairfield Police Department," Fairfield Chief of Police Dan Marshall said during a press conference just before midnight.
What's still developing
- " My team and I are aware of and are monitoring the horrific tragedy in the heart of Fairfield. I'm praying for the seven victims and their families, as well as the wider Fairfield community who are still struggling with this devastating situation."
- "This is what Fairfield is looking like before Halloween," said Michelle Marie Anderson of Fairfield, who was dropping off her niece at the mall when she heard a young person call out for help.
- Witnesses at the scene and on social media said the store was packed with last-minute Halloween shoppers when gunshots rang out, sending people fleeing in panic.
- “Everything froze and was like, ‘What was that?’” Davis said.
- Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are Fairfield police said seven people were shot and one of them died.