Fairfield Spirit Halloween Store Shooting Leaves One Dead and Six Injured

Gunfire broke out Friday night, October 30, at a Spirit Halloween store inside Solano Town Center in Fairfield, California. Police said one person was killed and six others were injured, according to ABC News.

The seasonal store was packed with last-minute Halloween shoppers, California Post reported. The shooting happened hours before Halloween on Saturday, according to World News CNA.

Early coverage published October 31 described an active shooter situation at the shopping center. RT en Español - Noticias reported that several people had suffered gunshot wounds Friday night.

Initial accounts differed on the scale of the casualties. A Mehr News (English) headline described dozens injured, while its summary said at least seven people had been transported to hospital. Later police accounts reported seven people shot in total, including the person who died, according to KYTV.

By October 31, reporting placed the shooting inside the Spirit Halloween store rather than simply at the wider shopping center. ABC News attributed the toll of one dead and six injured to police.

Three injured victims were in critical condition, according to police cited by TMZ. A survivor also described escaping from the store as gunfire erupted, New York Post reported.

A manhunt was underway for the shooter, police said in reporting published October 31 by NBC News. The supplied coverage does not report an arrest.

Police were investigating to identify a suspect, according to Arab News. The available reports do not establish a motive or explain what led to the gunfire.

The immediate questions are whether police identify and locate a suspect, and whether the condition of the injured changes. NBC News reported the ongoing search, while TMZ reported that three victims were critically injured.