Fairfield, California, shooter leaves one dead and six wounded
Police are searching for the suspect who opened fire at a Spirit Halloween store on Friday evening, hours after a separate shooting at the same chain in Michigan killed a 21-year-old man.
By Kwame Silva ·
Police in Fairfield, California, launched a manhunt on Friday night for a shooter who killed one person and injured six others inside a Spirit Halloween store.
The incident occurred at approximately 8:30 p.m. local time at the Solano Town Center mall. Fairfield Police Department Chief Dan Marshall said at least three victims were in critical condition.
All victims were transported to a nearby hospital. Marshall described the event as a heartbreaking incident and said detectives were working to identify the suspect or suspects.
David Bernal, whose wife was inside the store, told NBC News affiliate KCRA that she escaped through an emergency exit. He reported that she heard five loud bangs before running out of the mall.
Hours earlier, a 21-year-old Detroit resident died after being shot at a Spirit Halloween store in Madison Heights, Michigan. The Madison Heights Police Department said the man was taken to a hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Police in Michigan said the alleged shooter, also 21, sustained non-life-threatening injuries after bystanders assaulted him before officers took him into custody. Investigators in both locations said the two incidents do not appear to be connected.
