Fairfield Shooting: One Dead, Six Wounded at Spirit Halloween
Police responded to the Solano Town Center mall just hours before Halloween, finding seven victims with gunshot wounds in the store.
By Isaac Medina ·
Halloween celebrations in Northern California were interrupted by violence at a retail location on Friday evening. One person died and six others were injured in a shooting at a Spirit Halloween store in Fairfield, California.
Fairfield Police Department officers arrived at the scene around 8:30 p.m. to find seven individuals suffering from gunshot wounds. The California Highway Patrol also assisted at the site. Authorities confirmed one victim had died on the scene.
The remaining six people were transported to area hospitals for treatment. Police stated that three of the hospitalized victims were in critical condition as of their initial public statement. A large police presence gathered at the Solano Town Center mall, where the store is located.
The mall sits approximately 37 miles northeast of Sacramento. Witnesses told KCRA-TV that they heard a shooting, though police had not officially confirmed the cause of the incident in their initial release. Detectives are currently speaking with witnesses to identify a suspect.
Authorities have not released the names of the seven individuals shot or provided details on what triggered the event. No information regarding the suspect has been made public. The police department wrote, "Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims of this heartbreaking incident."
