The community in gilroy and the garlic that it produces its a fun family event. The live picture that were looking at the bigger box on your screen is that press conference that is set to start at 10 oclock it got a push back from 9. 30 is there still a lot of information i guess for them to coordinate and organize and they want to provide us with the latest information so as soon as that starts we will bring it to you. The other box showing us the Massive Police presence and Law Enforcement that descended upon the gilroy garlic festival, not only to help the injured with at least 3. Dead and 12 hurt. Possibly more than that we learned that in a minute but all the Police Agencies that came including a gilroy neighboring Police Agencies, san jose. Campbell los gatos a chp also responded as well as the Santa Clara County Sheriffs Office atf and San Francisco also put in information that they were going to help. 10s of thousands of people there on the last day of the festival. Police also
Hill park, in just the last hour, this is what weve learned from police about the gun man. At 5 41 pm, shots were reported to police. Police unseen engage the suspect immediately. The suspect was shot and killed by police believed to be armed with a rifle. We have learned that the shooter was able to gain entry into the venue by a nearby creek and managed to cut by the fence to bypass security. Police say they do believe based on witness statements, that another person may be involved in this incident. Here is the latest from police. There were reports of shooting on the north side of the garlic festival area. Officers were in that area and engaged the suspect in less than a minute. They had come into the festival via the creek which borders a parking area, and they used some sort of a tool to cut through the fence to be able to gain access through the secured fence line. Thats how they got in to the festival area itself. We have one suspect we know that is down. We have some witnesses
Gunman shot somewhat randomly throughout the festival area. That gunfire rang out on the third and final day, a population of 55,000 as we said, and this festival has been going on for four decades. They were playing on the vineyard stage and that is on the Northwest Side of the Festival Grounds. That is twh they heard those initial gunshots ring out. And actually one of the players actually was able to see the gunman facing the other direction. Abc 7 News Reporter amanda del castillo. Reporter Gilroy Police say at least a dozen agencies have responded to todays incident including agencies from Santa Clara County and Monterey County. While its been pretty calm at this staging area, in the last 30 minutes we did see three buses, charter buses full of people travel away from the garlic Festival Grounds. Were just standing a few hundred feet from that entrance. Now, its unclear who was on that bus at the time, but we do know it was likely the vendors. All day outside this specific staging
Good morning. Thank you for joining us. We are going to get straight to the latest on that deadly shooting attack in northern california. It sent people in the city of gilroy running for their lives. This was billed as a familyfriendly festival. One couple was seen pushing their young child in a stroller amid the chaos there. We know at least four people are dead, including the suspect. First responders started moving to assist victims immediately. Weve got one shooting victim, i need an ambulance, code red. We have a second victim, theyre performing cpr. Ill find out where you can get the victims closest to us. Officials say that they are investigating the possibility of a second suspect and a Law Enforcement official tells abc news investigators believe they know the identity of the shooter who was taken down there at the scene. Theyre working to find out what connection, if any, he had to gilroy and why that festival. Lets go right to abcs alex stone whos headed to that scene in gil
Visiting the u. S. The news at 11 00 starts right now. And we begin with breaking news out of new york city. A chilling example of how rattled we are collectively after multiple Mass Shootings across the country. The video just in shows panic, as you can see, as people go running after what they heard sounded like multiple gunshots. It turned out it was just a motorcycle that had backfired. People were screaming and climbing and climbing over each other. Everyone thought there was a shooter coming down the street. And i thought i was going to watch my daughter get shot down in front of me. One person was hurt and is expected to be okay. Now it is clear that after three Mass Shootings in a week, we are shaken as a nation. The question is how will we ever feel safe in our communities again . That was the topic on this National Night out. This a chance to chat with Police Officers in a whole new light. And this time around, not just well. Nbc bay areas sheryl hurd joins us in concord with