FAIRFIELD, Calif. — Seven people were shot, one fatally, Friday night at a Spirit Halloween store inside a Northern California mall, police said.
Fairfield Police Chief Dan Marshall said officers were called around 8:30 p.m. to the Solano Town Center, Gray News reported via Arizona’s Family.
One person died at the scene. Three of the wounded were in critical condition when they were taken to hospitals, Marshall said.
Marshall did not have a description of a suspect. Police were reviewing footage from the mall’s surveillance cameras and talking to witnesses, according to the reports.
A Fairfield resident told reporters his wife was in the store at the time and heard at least five shots.
The mall remained an active crime scene late Friday, the Associated Press reported via KTAR News. Fairfield is about 45 miles northeast of San Francisco.
Sources: Arizona’s Family, Associated Press via KTAR News. Thee Arizona Times uses AI-assisted reporting reviewed against the sources listed.
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