GILROY, Calif. — Police say three victims and one suspect are dead after multiple people were shot at the Gilroy Garlic Festival on Sunday.
The suspect has been identified as 19-year-old Santino William Legan, according to police.
ATF and police are searching a home belonging to Legan’s father in Churchill Place in Gilroy. The home is about a mile away from Christmas Hill Park, where the shootings took place.
Officials report the shooting, which left 12 hospitalized, 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 12 wounded 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 shooting occurred during the annual three-day celebration featuring food, cooking competitions and music that attracts more than 100,000 people.