Four killed in California shooting

Los Angeles: At least four people were killed and 15 others injured in a shooting incident late Sunday at the annual Gilroy Garlic Festival in Northern California, Gilroy police confirmed at a press conference.

Video footage posted on social media showed people running in panic from the scene and seeking safe places to hide.

Gilroy Police Chief Scott Smithee told a news conference that the suspected gunman appeared to have cut through a fence to get into the annual event before randomly shooting at festival-goers.

He added that the gunman was among those who have died, and may have had one accomplice.

"It's just incredibly sad and disheartening that at an event that does so much good the community had to suffer from a tragedy like this," said Smithee.
Sunday was the last day of the annual three-day festival, which often attracts thousands