California shooting

[judiz]

Gunman kills 3, injures 15 at Gilroy Garlic Festival in California

A gunman has opened fire at Gilroy Garlic Festival south of San Jose in California, killing three people and injuring more than a dozen others, local officials say. The suspect was shot and killed by police but his motive was not immediately known. The attack happened at about 5:42 p.m. on...

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[Vash01]

I am very familiar with the SF Bay Area and I have been to Gilroy (once for a job interview and another time). Anything in the Bay Area feels like close to home. Hopefully my relatives did not go there today.
Sorry for the victims and their families.
I think many fsuers are from the Bay Area. I hope you all are safe.

ETA- 11 shot, 3 dead.

 

[Cachoo]

Very sad and senseless.... Thinking about this, thinking about the deadly, murderous anime fire in Japan, thinking about the man in China who stabbed a dozen children killing seven of them....these mass murders are so common. Was this even a thing fifty years ago?

 

[Vash01]

I watched the news conference. The officers killed the suspect. There may be another suspect. Overall 15 injured, 4 dead (including the suspect). Horrible to see this happen at a festival. These days it has become dangerous to be in crowded places.

 

[Japanfan]

Oh dear, dear.

This on top of two Canadian men on the lamb who are suspected of murdering a couple and maybe another person. And two American kids in Italy who shot a police officer - they were being set up for purchasing cocaine.

 

[once_upon]

Very sad and senseless.... Thinking about this, thinking about the deadly, murderous anime fire in Japan, thinking about the man in China who stabbed a dozen children killing seven of them....these mass murders are so common. Was this even a thing fifty years ago?

Maybe or maybe not, or maybe it's because we have immediate news coverage of violence (not saying we shouldn't have coverage, just that there are more news channels/reporters/internet).

How horrible, another mass shooting.

 

[skatesindreams]

My thoughts are with all affected by this awful tragedy.

 

[Cachoo]

Oh dear, dear.

This on top of two Canadian men on the lamb who are suspected of murdering a couple and maybe another person. And two American kids in Italy who shot a police officer - they were being set up for purchasing cocaine.

I think they stabbed that poor police officer to death and now they are turning on each other. What a surprise. The early presser for this latest shooting mentioned a possible accomplice. Any news on that?

 

[skateboy]

Gunman kills 3, injures 15 at Gilroy Garlic Festival in California

A gunman has opened fire at Gilroy Garlic Festival south of San Jose in California, killing three people and injuring more than a dozen others, local officials say. The suspect was shot and killed by police but his motive was not immediately known. The attack happened at about 5:42 p.m. on...

bnonews.com

How awful. This literally hits close to home, as I live in the Bay Area and attended the Gilroy Garlic Festival about five years back. Seemed liked such an easy going, laid back event.

 

[MacMadame]

They haven't found the suspected accomplice according to the local news this AM.

The silver lining is that it seemed like the police on the scene responded quickly and appropriately. Unlike that resource officer in Parkland.

They've changed the injured count to 12 also.

Maybe or maybe not, or maybe it's because we have immediate news coverage of violence (not saying we shouldn't have coverage, just that there are more news channels/reporters/internet).

I think it's both. The coverage encourages others and also people are more angry these days. Plus guns are everywhere.

 

[canbelto]

Gunman made white supremacy posts in hours before the shooting:

Assault-style rifle used in Gilroy shooting could not be sold in California, state attorney general says

The suspect in the California food festival shooting used an assault-type rifle in his attack and was fatally shot by three officers who responded within a minute, Police Chief Scot Smithee said.

www.cnn.com

 

[Cachoo]

And then shot a six year old boy and killed him....among others...

 

[Coco]

I can't even...