Gunman Identified In Fatal Shooting At Garlic Festival

July 29, 2019 4:18 am

GILROY, Calif. (AP) – A gunman cut through a fence to avoid security and opened fire at Northern California’s popular Gilroy Garlic Festival, killing three and wounding at least 15 before police fatally shot him as terrified people and performers ran for cover. Those who died included a 6-year-old boy identified as Stephen Romero (pictured), a 13-year-old girl and a man in his 20s. There’s no immediate word on the other people who were either wounded or suffered injuries such as scrapes and bruises.   Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee says the gunman was armed with a rifle and sneaked in through a fence that borders a parking lot next to a creek. He appeared to randomly target people when he opened fire just after 5:30 p.m. Sunday, the conclusion of the three-day festival that attracts more than 100,000 people to the city known as the “Garlic Capital of the World.”   Smithee says police responded within a minute, engaged the suspect and killed him.  A law enforcement official says the gunman has been identified as Santino William Legan.  Legan was killed shortly after opening fire.  Authorities say he used a rifle and gained entry to the packed festival by cutting through a fence to avoid security measures, including metal detectors.