DEVELOPING: Shooting reported at Gilroy Garlic Festival in California.
Ambulance crews were responding to reports that as many as 11 people were injured in a possible shooting Sunday at the Gilroy Garlic Fesival in Northern California,The annual festival, one of the largest food festivals in the United States, was near the end of its third and final day at the time.
A witness, Maximo Rocha, a volunteer with the Gilroy Browns, a Pop Warner youth football team in Gilroy, about 30 miles southeast of San Jose, said he saw many people on the ground, although he couldn't be sure how many may have been shot and how many may have been trying to protect themselves. But he told NBC Bay Area that"quite a few" of them were injured in some fashion,"because I helped a few."
Gloria Parker, another witness, told the station that she and other people began running when they heard 10 to 15 bangs that they initially thought were firecrackers.This is a developing story. Refresh this page for updates.Alex Johnson is a senior writer for NBC News covering general news, with an emphasis on explanatory journalism, data analysis, technology and religion. He is based in Los Angeles.
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