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We have located the suspect vehicle that was used to drive out near the festival. We have obtained a search warrant for that vehicle and they are in the process of serving that warrant now. We also obtained a search warrant for a residence in the city of gilroy that was associated to our suspect, and that search warrant was served today. Reporter we also know that a twitter post that was circulating of a man claiming to have shot up the garlic festival is now a hoax. Police have tracked down the owner of the account and have taken him into custody. They have concluded that he was not a part of the shooting. Earlier this morning, the chief is joined by gilroys mayor and the fbi to give more details of what happened in the moments before the suspect began firing. They were there and engaging the suspect in less than a minute. The suspect was armed with an assaulttype rifle, and he as soon as he saw the officers, he engaged the officers and fired at the officers with that rifle. A princip ....