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CALIFORNIA: 3 shot dead, 12 injured during annual food festival
A tragic scene played out during an annual food festival in Northern California when no less than three people were reportedly killed and 12 others injured during a shootout.
Reports say the shooting which occurred during the annual garlic festival, a three-day celebration featuring food, cooking competitions sparked confusion and panic.
NBC Bay Area reported that ambulance crews were told that several people “were down” after shots rang out at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, an annual event south of San Jose.
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Evenny Reyes of Gilroy, 13, told a local newspaper that she witnessed the incident with friends and relatives as they were about leaving the festival venue.
“We were just leaving and we saw a guy with a bandana wrapped around his leg because he got shot. And there were people on the ground, crying,” Reyes said. “There was a little kid hurt on the ground. People were throwing tables and cutting fences to get out.”
Reacting to the incident, President Donald Trump sent a tweet saying: “Law Enforcement is at the scene of shootings in Gilroy, California. Reports are that shooter has not yet been apprehended. Be careful and safe!”
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