๐บ๐ธ **Police ID Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting suspect as Santino William Legan; victims include 2 children**
*LA Times* - <http://archive.is/lqzc1>
The man police say opened fire at the Gilroy Garlic Festival on Sunday used a rifle banned in California to kill three people, including two children, and wound 12 others. Police identified the gunman as Santino William Legan , 19, of Gilroy. A 6-year-old boy, Stephen Romero, and a 13-year-old girl, Keyla Salazar, both of San Jose, were killed, the Santa Clara County coronerโs office said. Officials at Keuka College identified the third victim as graduate Trevor Irby, 25, of Romulus, N.Y.
The gunman was originally from Gilroy and spent some time in Nevada living with family, according to the city police chief. He also appeared to have posted to his Instagram a photo of a Smokey Bear sign warning about fire danger with a caption that instructed people to read the novel โMight Is Right.โ The book, published in 1890 under the pseudonym Ragnar Redbeard, includes principles related to social Darwinism and is described as including misogynistic and racist ideas.
The popular food festival at the โGarlic Capital of the Worldโ was about to close about 5:30 p.m. Sunday when authorities allege Legan opened fire. Chief Smithee said the gunman was able to circumvent the festivalโs security by entering from a creek area and cutting through a fence.
Videos from the shooting scene showed people screaming and running across the festival grounds as shots were fired around them. Some described the chaotic situation as the scariest moments of their lives.
Legan was fatally shot by police Sunday after the mass shooting at the popular food festival in Santa Clara County.
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