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A shooting at the famed Gilroy Garlic Festival on Sunday evening left at least three dead.

Check back here for the latest updates: latimes.com/california/sto…
Taylor Pellegrini, 25, said she was sitting on a bench near the food court with her boyfriend and two friends when she heard what sounded like firecrackers. When the pops continued and people started running, she realized they were in danger. lat.ms/2Yoxs5n
The Festival draws tens of thousands each year, and there are security checks at the entrance.

Police said the man who opened fire at the festival Sunday was able to get around security by entering through a back area of Christmas Hill Park. latimes.com/california/sto…
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L.A. Times photographer @kentnish was at the scene:
@kentnish Images from Gilroy: lat.ms/32VjoE0
@kentnish Update: Authorities are continuing their investigation overnight into whether a gunman acted alone when he opened fire at the famed Gilroy Garlic Festival. latimes.com/california/sto…
@kentnish Update: The man believed to have opened fire at the Gilroy Garlic Festival on Sunday, killing 3 and injuring 12, was identified by a law enforcement source as Santino William Legan, 19, of Gilroy. lat.ms/2K9PALo
@kentnish Here’s how some 2020 candidates have responded to the attack as of Monday morning. lat.ms/2Mpl0QL
@kentnish What we know about Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting suspect Santino William Legan: latimes.com/california/sto…
@kentnish A 6-year-old boy, 13-year-old girl and a man in his 20s were killed, said Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee.

The gun used in the attack was purchased legally in Nevada on July 9, he said. latimes.com/california/sto…
@kentnish As the situation unfolded, band members raced offstage, got on their hands and knees and crawled underneath it. latimes.com/entertainment-…
@kentnish According to Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee, three officers began shooting at the gunman in less than a minute.

“It could have gotten so much worse, so fast," he said. "I’m really proud that they got there as quickly as they did.”
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@kentnish According to police, the 19-year-old gunman killed a 6-year-old boy, a 13-year-old girl and a man in his 20s, and wounded 12 others.

Here’s what we know about the victims so far.
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