Shooting at Fairfield Mall in California Leaves Multiple People Hurt; Police Search for Suspect
FAIRFIELD, California — A shooting broke out on the night of October 30 at Solano Town Center, a shopping mall in Fairfield, a city in Solano County, California, leaving multiple people hurt as police searched the mall and hunted for a suspect. The shooting occurred in and around the Spirit Halloween store inside the mall, on the last Friday night before Halloween, when many shoppers were buying holiday supplies.
Fairfield police said that night that officers were working an "active incident" at Solano Town Center and that updates would be provided through the department's official social media pages. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) confirmed to reporters that its officers were also at the scene assisting. Solano Town Center is located at 1350 Travis Boulevard; police deployed in force around the Spirit Halloween store and swept the mall.
Fairfield Mayor Rick Vaccaro confirmed to reporters that a shooting had taken place inside the mall, but said he did not know how many people had been injured. NBC Bay Area, citing a source, reported that it was an "active shooter" incident that had left multiple victims hurt and that officers were looking for the suspect. A witness told KCRA that multiple gunshots were heard near the Spirit Halloween store.
Alma Hernandez, mayor of neighboring Suisun City, said in a statement that night that the Suisun City Police Department was supporting the search through mutual aid. She urged residents to stay alert and to rely on official sources for updates, and asked the community to pray for the victims, their families and the officers working to bring the suspect into custody.
Police had scheduled a media briefing for about 11:30 p.m. that night. As of publication, authorities had not released an exact count of the injured or their conditions, had not said whether a suspect was in custody, and the cause of the shooting remained under investigation.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：事发商场Solano Town Center外观（资料照片）。Ixfd64 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons 发布。 / Photo: Solano Town Center in Fairfield, California (file photo). By Ixfd64, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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