Jen Mills
Published November 30, 2025 7:29am
Updated November 30, 2025 7:53am
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First responders walk through a car park near the scene of the mass shooting in Stockton yesterday (Picture: AP)
Four people have been killed and 10 wounded in a mass shooting at a child’s birthday party in California last night.
The attacks, suspected to be targeted, happened during a family gathering at a banquet hall in Stockton near Sacramento, officials said.
Heather Brent, a spokesperson for the San Joaquin County sheriff’s office, said the victims included both children and adults.
Early indications ‘suggest this may have been a targeted incident,’ Ms Brent said during a news conference at the scene.
Police block the road near the site several people were shot at a family gathering in Stockton, California (Picture: Reuters)
The shooter has still not been caught.
Stockton’s vice mayor Jason Lee wrote: ‘Tonight, my heart is heavy in a way that’s hard to put into words.
‘As Vice Mayor of Stockton — and as someone who grew up in this community — I am devastated and angry to learn about the mass shooting at a child’s birthday party.
‘A birthday party should never be a place where families fear for their lives.’
Stock Vice Mayor Jason Lee responded to the shooting on Facebook
The shooting happened just before 6pm (2am GMT) inside the banquet hall, which shares a parking lot with other businesses.
Stockton mayor Christina Fugazzi said: ‘Families should be together instead of at the hospital, standing next to their loved one, praying that they survive.’
Stockton Mayor Christina Fugazi, centre, and other officials provide an update to media at the scene (Picture: AP)
Referring to the shooter, San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas told a news conference: ‘If you have any information as to this individual, reach out immediately.’
Addressing them directly, he said: ‘If you are this individual, turn yourself in immediately.’
More to follow.
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