One person was killed and six were wounded in a shooting on Friday, Oct. 30, at a Spirit Halloween store in the Solano Town Center mall in Fairfield, California. According to local police, at least three of the victims are in critical condition.
The shooting took place around 8:30 p.m. local time, the night before Halloween. The Fairfield Police Department said officers received a report of a shooting at the mall at 1350 Travis Boulevard, near Interstate 80. At the scene, they found seven people with gunshot wounds. One of them died, and the other six were taken to nearby hospitals. Fairfield Police Chief Dan Marshall confirmed the number of victims at a late-night news conference, while denying social media reports of 13 to 15 people requiring hospitalization.
Police officers, firefighters and emergency medical crews were sent to the scene. Authorities searched the building and secured evidence, and detectives began interviewing witnesses and reviewing surveillance footage.
Police did not release the identities of the victims or a description of the suspect. As of Saturday morning, no arrests had been reported. The motive for the shooting remains unknown.
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