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Shooting at Fairfield, CA Spirit Halloween store kills 1, injures 6

Gunfire erupted inside a packed pop-up Halloween store at Solano Town Center mall on Halloween Eve; the shooter remains at large.

What to know

  • One person was killed and six injured, three critically, in a shooting inside a Spirit Halloween pop-up store at Fairfield's Solano Town Center mall around 8:30 p.m. Friday.
  • Police have not released a description of the shooter or confirmed whether more than one suspect was involved; the investigation remains active.
  • FBI and SWAT teams swept the roughly 130-store mall, including a movie theater showing 'Halloween,' amid fears of additional threats.
  • Witnesses across the mall, including shoppers and nearby store employees, described scenes of mass panic as gunfire sent people fleeing.

“FBI Sacramento is aware of the shooting incident that occurred at a business on Gateway Boulevard in Fairfield, California, and we are deploying our Evidence Response Team to assist the Fairfield Police Department.”

FBI Sacramento, Federal law enforcement office · NY Post ↗ · Oct 30

Dan Marshall Fairfield Police ChiefFBI Sacramento Federal law enforcement agencyCaitlin Fry Moviegoer at Regal Edwards theaterMarty McCoy Fry's partner, moviegoerDaniela Seabra Rios Witness in mall parking lotChara Brazley Santa Rosa resident, parent of mall employee

Shooting at Fairfield, CA Spirit Halloween store kills 1, injures 6
NY Post

How it unfolded 1 development · click the chart to see its coverage articlesposts

Peak 30 pieces in 3h at Oct 31, 9 AM; 91 pieces over 12 days (78 articles · 3 videos · 6 posts · 4 comments) Oct 31, 12 AM — 10 pieces · 9 articles · 1 post — Google News 6, Newswires 3, Mastodon 1Oct 31, 3 AM — 14 pieces · 12 articles · 2 posts — Newswires 7, Google News 5, Mastodon 2Oct 31, 6 AM — 9 pieces · 8 articles · 1 post — Newswires 5, Google News 3, Reddit 1Oct 31, 9 AM — 30 pieces · 23 articles · 2 videos · 2 posts · 3 comments — Google News 12, Newswires 11, Reddit 3, +2 moreOct 31, 12 PM — 6 pieces · 5 articles · 1 comment — Newswires 3, Google News 2, Reddit 1Oct 31, 3 PM — 9 pieces · 9 articles — Google News 5, Newswires 4Oct 31, 6 PM — 6 pieces · 6 articles — Google News 4, Newswires 2Oct 31, 9 PM — 1 piece · 1 video — YouTube 1Nov 1, 12 AM — quietNov 1, 2 AM — quietNov 1, 5 AM — quietNov 1, 8 AM — 1 piece · 1 article — Google News 1Nov 1, 11 AM — 2 pieces · 2 articles — Newswires 1, Google News 1Nov 1, 2 PM — quietNov 1, 5 PM — quietNov 1, 8 PM — quietNov 1, 11 PM — quietNov 2, 2 AM — quietNov 2, 5 AM — quietNov 2, 8 AM — quietNov 2, 11 AM — quietNov 2, 2 PM — quietNov 2, 5 PM — 1 piece · 1 article — Newswires 1Nov 2, 8 PM — quietNov 2, 11 PM — 2 pieces · 2 articles — Newswires 2Nov 3, 2 AM — quietNov 3, 5 AM — quietNov 3, 8 AM — quietNov 3, 11 AM — quietNov 3, 2 PM — quietNov 3, 5 PM — quietNov 3, 8 PM — quietNov 3, 11 PM — quietNov 4, 2 AM — quietNov 4, 5 AM — quietNov 4, 8 AM — quietNov 4, 11 AM — quietNov 4, 2 PM — quietNov 4, 5 PM — quietNov 4, 8 PM — quietNov 4, 11 PM — quietNov 5, 2 AM — quietNov 5, 5 AM — quietNov 5, 8 AM — quietNov 5, 11 AM — quietNov 5, 2 PM — quietNov 5, 5 PM — quietNov 5, 8 PM — quietNov 5, 11 PM — quietNov 6, 2 AM — quietNov 6, 5 AM — quietNov 6, 8 AM — quietNov 6, 11 AM — quietNov 6, 2 PM — quietNov 6, 5 PM — quietNov 6, 8 PM — quietNov 6, 11 PM — quietNov 7, 2 AM — quietNov 7, 5 AM — quietNov 7, 8 AM — quietNov 7, 11 AM — quietNov 7, 2 PM — quietNov 7, 5 PM — quietNov 7, 8 PM — quietNov 7, 11 PM — quietNov 8, 2 AM — quietNov 8, 5 AM — quietNov 8, 8 AM — quietNov 8, 11 AM — quietNov 8, 2 PM — quietNov 8, 5 PM — quietNov 8, 8 PM — quietNov 8, 11 PM — quietNov 9, 2 AM — quietNov 9, 5 AM — quietNov 9, 8 AM — quietNov 9, 11 AM — quietNov 9, 2 PM — quietNov 9, 5 PM — quietNov 9, 8 PM — quietNov 9, 11 PM — quietNov 10, 2 AM — quietNov 10, 5 AM — quietNov 10, 8 AM — quietNov 10, 11 AM — quietNov 10, 2 PM — quietNov 10, 5 PM — quietNov 10, 8 PM — quietNov 10, 11 PM — quietYesterday, 2 AM — quietYesterday, 5 AM — quietYesterday, 8 AM — quietYesterday, 11 AM — quietYesterday, 2 PM — quietYesterday, 5 PM — quietYesterday, 8 PM — quietYesterday, 11 PM — quiet 1
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  1. 1

    Witnesses describe scenes of panic across the shopping center

    Shoppers and nearby employees recounted fleeing crowds and gunshots heard from across the mall as news organizations gathered first-hand accounts overnight.

    “never experienced anything like this before…”
    — Chara Brazley
    1. first by NY Post, 11d ago · also ABC News, Newsweek, NBC News, Dawn, Channel News Asia, Straits Times +25

      30 more headlines
    2. first by LA Times California, 11d ago · also ABC30 Fresno, Yahoo, Anadolu Agency, NY Post, New York Post, USA Today +3

      8 more headlines
    • Please answer yes or no: Do you understand that talking about men the way Charlie Kirk talks about black people is wrong to do? The blatant hatred undermines any attempt at justifying yourself or having a real conversation about social issues.

      Mikeavellir/news11d agoview on r/news ↗
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    • Illegal firearm ownership is already a crime. That’s why it’s ILLEGAL. A lot of the states where shootings happen, especially California, already have strict gun policies already put in place.

      softeggnoodlesr/news11d agoview on r/news ↗
    • A large portion of mass shootings (defined as 3 or more victims) are already gang related

      softeggnoodlesr/news11d agoview on r/news ↗
    all of them →
  2. background

    SWAT and FBI launch manhunt, sweep the mall — SWAT teams searched the roughly 130-store mall, including a Regal Edwards theater where moviegoers were watching the film 'Halloween,' while FBI Sacramento deployed an Evidence Response Team to assist Fairfield police.

  3. background

    Gunman opens fire inside Fairfield Spirit Halloween store — Shots rang out inside a seasonal Spirit Halloween store at the Solano Town Center mall in Fairfield, California, around 8:30 p.m. Friday, killing one person and injuring six others, three critically.

Also covered reported alongside — the timeline has no entry for these yet

  1. first by People.com, 11d ago · also Yahoo, NY Post

    2 more headlines
  2. first by LA Times California, 8d ago · also LA Times

and 2 smaller pieces

What people are saying 1 voices from 1 site · best of 4 · verbatim