6-Year-Old Boy Among 3 Shot Dead at California Festival

6-Year-Old Boy Among 3 Shot Dead at California Festival
People run as an active shooter was reported at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, south of San Jose, California, U.S., July 28, 2019 in this still image taken from a social media video. Courtesy of Twitter @wavyia via Reuters
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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A 6-year-old boy was one of the three victims murdered at a California food festival on July 28. The attacker cut through a security fence and opened fire with a rifle before being shot dead by police.

Stephen Romero, 6, was at the Gilroy Garlic Festival with his mother, who is among the 15 wounded in the shooting. She is being treated at a hospital for bullet wounds in the hand and stomach, reported KRON. The boy’s grandmother was also injured in the shooting, according to the boy’s father said. The mother is expected to survive, according to the news outlet.
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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