Report: Multiple people have been killed in shooting at California food festival

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First responders were called to the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Northern California on Sunday night, following 911 calls about an active shooter, NBC Bay Area reports.

The event, an annual fundraiser in the city of Gilroy and one of the largest food festivals in the United States, was wrapping up when reports of a shooting started coming in, police said. NBC Bay Area is reporting that three people have died and 16 are injured. Law enforcement officials have asked the public to stay away from the scene at Christmas Hill Park, as this is still an active shooting situation and police are searching for suspects.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.