Date: November 30th, 2025 6:53 PM
Author: UN peacekeeper
t four people dead and 11 others injured, the local sheriff’s office said.
About 15 people were shot near a shopping plaza in Stockton, Calif., Heather Brent of the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office said on Sunday.
Three children, ages 8, 9, and 14, were killed, along with a 21-year-old adult, Ms. Brent said. She did not give further details about them.
Several gunshot victims were transported to hospitals in the area. A spokesman for Sutter Health Memorial Medical Center in Modesto, about 35 miles from the shooting scene, said there were three injured adults from the shooting in the hospital’s care.
The victims were believed to have been attending the party at a catering hall when the shooting occurred, Ms. Brent said, adding that early indications suggested that the attack was targeted and not random.
As of late morning on Sunday, no suspect was in custody, she said.
“Our investigations team is working around the clock to to pursue all possibilities,” she said.
A local faith group announced that it would hold a prayer vigil near the site of the shooting at around 3 p.m. on Sunday.
The office of Gov. Gavin Newsom of California said on social media that his Office of Emergency Services was monitoring the situation in Stockton and coordinating with local law enforcement.
Ron Freitas, the district attorney for San Joaquin County, said on Saturday night that the Stockton Police Department, the California Highway Patrol and other agencies were assisting the sheriff’s office with the investigation.
Stockton, a city of about 320,000, is about 50 miles south of the state capital, Sacramento, and roughly 100 miles northeast of San Francisco.
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