The suspected California festival gunman, who was shot dead by police, has been identified as 19-year-old Santino William Legan https://t.co/rG7PvfIVoT pic.twitter.com/YvMzcXNUcM
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 29, 2019
Killer described himself as Italian and Iranian.
Via CBS:
At least three people were killed, including a 6-year-old boy, and 12 others wounded in a shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Northern California after a suspect wearing tactical gear and armed with an assault rifle opened fire, authorities and witnesses said Sunday night.
“It’s sort of a nightmare you hope you never have to live in reality,” Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee said at a news conference.
The suspect, who a federal law enforcement official identified as Santino William Legan, was shot and killed by the police.
Smithee said the suspect appeared to be firing “somewhat randomly,” and that investigators had no information on a possible motive. He said that police believed a second person may have been involved but that they didn’t know in what way. One of those killed was 6-year-old Steven Romero who was at the festival with this mother and grandmother, who were also injured in the shooting.