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Shooting At California Spirit Halloween Store Kills 1, Injures 6

Gunfire erupted inside a Spirit Halloween store at Solano Town Center in Fairfield, California, late Friday, October 30, 2026, killing one person and injuring six others.[1]

Fairfield police said seven people were shot, with six hospitalized and at least three listed in critical condition.[1] Police said detectives were interviewing witnesses and actively working to identify a suspect, and that the crime scene remained active.[1]

In a separate incident the same day, authorities said a shooting between two 21-year-old men at a Spirit Halloween in Madison Heights, Michigan, left one person dead and the alleged shooter hospitalized.[1]

  1. CBS News
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  • Gunfire broke out inside a Spirit Halloween store at Solano Town Center in Fairfield, California, late Friday, October 30, 2026.
  • Fairfield police reported seven gunshot victims, including one person who died and six who were hospitalized, with at least three in critical condition.
  • Police said detectives are interviewing witnesses and actively working to identify a suspect, and the crime scene remains active.
  • In a separate incident the same day, a shooting between two 21-year-old men in a Spirit Halloween store in Madison Heights, Michigan, left one dead and the alleged shooter hospitalized.

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