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4 dead, many injured after shooter opens fire at food festival in California

A suspected gunman in a deadly shooting at a food festival in California was shot and killed by officers, police said Sunday.

AFP | Gilroy | July 29, 2019 11:32 am

4 dead, many injured after shooter opens fire at food festival in California

This screen grab taken from a handout video footage shows police cars arriving to the Gilroy garlic festival, 80 miles south of San Francisco, California on July 28, 2019. (Photo: AFP)

At least four people were killed and several others injured after a shooter opened fire at a major food festival in California on Sunday, US media reported.

A suspected gunman in a deadly shooting at a food festival in California was shot and killed by officers, police said Sunday.

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The shooting which took place at the site of a major garlic festival in Gilroy, 30 miles (48 kilometres) southeast of San Jose, left four people dead including the gunman, Gilroy police chief Scot Smithee said.

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“Officers were in that area and engaged the suspect in less than a minute. The suspect was shot and killed,” said Smithee.

A search for a possible second suspect was ongoing, he added.

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