A 6-year-old boy, a 13-year-old girl and a man in his 20s were the three fatal victims ofSunday’s mass shootingat a food festival in Northern California in which 12 people were also injured, police said.
Smithee said police do not know the motive for the shooting, but multiple outlets have reported the shooter referenced a white supremacist book on his Instagram account just before the shooting.
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Stephen Romero’s father, Alberto Romero, told theMercury Newsthat Stephen, his mother and maternal grandmother had been playing in the bounce house when all three were shot as the gunman opened fire.
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The boy was shot in the back, said his father. The boy’s mother was hit in the stomach and hand, and her mother was struck in the leg.
Stephen Romero.
The dad paid tribute to his slain son, saying, “He was joyful, always wanted to play, always positive.”
Stephen’s paternal grandmother, Maribel Romero, described Stephen as a “loving boy,” she toldABC7 News.
She said he was “always kind, happy and, you know, playful.”
Gilroy is a city of about 50,000 people about 20 miles south of San Jose. It is known as the “Garlic Capital of the World,”the Associated Press reports.
Christine Pelisek
source: people.com
