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Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting leaves 4 dead, including suspect: PHOTOS

Monday, July 29, 2019

Police officers escort people from Christmas Hill Park following a deadly shooting during the Gilroy Garlic Festival, in Gilroy, Calif.

An emergency responder stands watch at Gilroy High School following a deadly shooting during the Gilroy Garlic Festival, in Gilroy, Calif.

Police officers escort people from Christmas Hill Park following a deadly shooting during the Gilroy Garlic Festival, in Gilroy, Calif., on Sunday, July 28, 2019.

Edward and Jane Jacobucci rest on a bus after leaving Christmas Hill Park following a deadly shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, in Gilroy, Calif.

Ana Lilia Cano, left, with daughter Paulina Perez, and Gildardo Leyva, right, wait for relatives at a reunification center at Gavilan College following a shooting.

Police officers dressed in SWAT gear stand guard at the first aid center at Gilroy High School following a shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Gilroy, Calif.

A police officer dressed in SWAT gear walks through the first aid center at Gilroy High School following a shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Gilroy, Calif.

A man walks past a blocked off point of entry following a shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival.

A young couple embrace at a parking lot after a shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Gilroy, Calif., Sunday, July 28, 2019.

Gilroy Garlic festival volunteer Denise Buessing, left, embraces fellow volunteer Marsha Struzik at a reunification center in a parking lot.

Festival attendees are transported to a reunification center at Gavilan College following a shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival.

Festival attendees are being transported on a bus, after a shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, at the reunification center at the Gavilan College in Gilroy, Calif.

Police stay focused on a target after a deadly shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Gilroy, Calif., Sunday, July 28, 2019.

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Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting leaves 4 dead, including suspect: PHOTOSPolice officers escort people from Christmas Hill Park following a deadly shooting during the Gilroy Garlic Festival, in Gilroy, Calif.

Police say three victims and one suspect are dead after multiple people were shot at the Gilroy Garlic Festival on Sunday.

Officials report the shooting, which also left more than a dozen hurt, was reported around 5:40 p.m.

Law enforcement sources tell ABC7 News a 6-year-old boy was among the victims killed in the shooting.

The conditions of the hospitalized victims injured at the annual event range from fair to critical, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Police Chief Scot Smithee says the shooting took place on north side of the festival. Officers were in the area and engaged with the suspect who had a rifle. The suspect was shot and killed.

According to the chief, the suspect got inside the event through the creek and used an unknown tool to cut into the fence.

Smithee says they're looking for a possible second suspect, who may have accompanied the gunman. He says a search is underway to find that person.

A motive for the shooting is not known.

Gilroy police are asking any witnesses who have not contacted them yet to call 408-846-0583. They advise anyone looking to reunite with a loved one to call 408-846-0584.

The ATF reported in a tweet that the agency's San Francisco Field Division is responding to the shooting.

Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a statement on Twitter, saying the shooting was "nothing short of horrific."

President Trump tweeted about the shooting, telling his followers to "be careful and safe!"

Senator Kamala Harris says her office is monitoring the situation, "Grateful to first responders who are on the scene in Gilroy and keeping those injured by such senseless violence in my thoughts. My office is closely monitoring the situation."