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Manhunt launched after California Spirit Halloween shooting leaves 1 dead, 6 injured

Nick Martinez
Nick Martinez
Nick Martinez
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Nick Martinez is a public health reporter who earned his Master’s in Public Health from the University of Chicago. Having previously worked with ProPublica, he focuses on health equity issues affecting the Chicago community.

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Reporter · Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 7:15 AM · 1 min read
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Manhunt launched after California Spirit Halloween shooting leaves 1 dead, 6 injured — Oak Brook Health news

A manhunt is underway for a shooter who killed one person and injured six in a Spirit Halloween store on Friday night, police in Fairfield, California said. At least three victims are “currently in critical condition,” Fairfield Police Department Chief Dan Marshall told a news conference about the incident at the Solano Town Center mall, which took place at around 8:30 p.m. local time (5:30 p.m. ET) “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims of this heartbreaking incident,” he said, adding that all of the victims had been taken to a nearby hospital. No further information was provided about those shot. Detectives were “diligently working to identify the suspect or suspects responsible for this horrific shooting,” Marshall said. David Bernal told NBC News affiliate KCRA that his wife was in the store when the shooter opened fire but she had managed to escape with several other people through an emergency exit. “She’s at home right now, still in sho

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