# Breaking news: mass shooting at Gilroy Garlic Festival **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 29, 2019, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mass-shooting-at-gilroy-garlic-festival/837788 "2019-07-29T02:34:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mass-shooting-at-gilroy-garlic-festival/837788/1 "2019-07-29T02:34:10Z")
Apparent mass shooting at the annual Gilroy Garlic Festival, held near San Jose. The story is developing. The most recent reports I saw said 11 people were either injured or killed. > **[4 killed, including suspected gunman, in Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting](https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Report-11-people-shot-at-Gilroy-Garlic-Festival-14191965.php)** > > There are multiple eyewitness accounts and news agencies reporting an active shooter at... ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mass-shooting-at-gilroy-garlic-festival/837788/2 "2019-07-29T02:37:42Z")
Oh man, I used to go to this every year. The only thing that kept me away these last few years is this awful heat. Such a fun event. So sad. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mass-shooting-at-gilroy-garlic-festival/837788/3 "2019-07-29T02:38:50Z")
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mass-shooting-at-gilroy-garlic-festival/837788/4 "2019-07-29T02:43:03Z")
What is the Gilroy Garlic festival and where is it located? ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mass-shooting-at-gilroy-garlic-festival/837788/5 "2019-07-29T02:49:23Z")
There is apparently an active shooting situation in Gilroy, CA, at the city’s annual garlic festival. There isn’t much information, but reports indicate multiple victims. Police and EMT personnel from San Jose have joined the response. ATF from San Francisco is on the way as well. [CNN’s breaking news thread](https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/gilroy-california-shooting-intl-hnk/index.html). ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mass-shooting-at-gilroy-garlic-festival/837788/6 "2019-07-29T02:52:50Z")
[Already got a thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=879512). ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mass-shooting-at-gilroy-garlic-festival/837788/7 "2019-07-29T02:53:17Z")
Another witness, Julissa Contreras, told the NBC TV station that she saw a white man in his early to mid-30s firing a rifle that was “able to shoot three to four shots a second.” “It was just rapid firing,” she said. “I could see him shooting in just every direction. He wasn’t aiming at anyone specifically. It was just left to right, right to left…. He definitely was prepared for what he was doing.” ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mass-shooting-at-gilroy-garlic-festival/837788/8 "2019-07-29T02:54:39Z")
Gilroy, CA. It’s a festival celebrating all things garlic. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mass-shooting-at-gilroy-garlic-festival/837788/9 "2019-07-29T02:58:37Z")
I’m seeing reports of [at least 5 victims](https://pix11.com/2019/07/28/police-respond-to-reports-of-shooting-at-gilroy-garlic-festival-local-media/) > [@](#): > > Santa Clara Valley Medical Center spokeswoman Joy Alexiou says the hospital has received two victims from the shooting and expects three more. She had no information on their conditions. [The AP keep updating this link with new information](https://apnews.com/dbffd68685474e8eb94b7e31020c7d1c). ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mass-shooting-at-gilroy-garlic-festival/837788/10 "2019-07-29T03:01:16Z")
Dammit, is nothing sacred? It’s a fucking FOOD FESTIVAL, who could have a hardon about garlic? As goes California, so goes the nation (eventually) and I’d fucking LOVE to see them just say screwit and ban any firearm more powerful than an Airsoft gun. Fucking ammosexuals shooting up food festivals, that’s just immoral. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mass-shooting-at-gilroy-garlic-festival/837788/11 "2019-07-29T03:02:39Z")
Gilroy is south of San Jose, CA. It’s a bedroom community for San Jose, with a large farming community as well. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mass-shooting-at-gilroy-garlic-festival/837788/12 "2019-07-29T03:05:46Z")
SF Chronicle reports at least one death and at least four hospitalized. On Twitter, reporters are saying emergency crews are still arriving. > **[Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting: 3 killed, 12 wounded, gunman dead](https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Multiple-people-hurt-in-shooting-at-Gilroy-Garlic-14191974.php?t=47b94c5174&__twitter_impression=true)** > > The first calls to 911 came in around 5:30 p.m. The barrage of shots that rang out in the... ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mass-shooting-at-gilroy-garlic-festival/837788/13 "2019-07-29T03:07:21Z")
Such a cute, quiet little town. Passed through there dozens of times in my travels. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mass-shooting-at-gilroy-garlic-festival/837788/14 "2019-07-29T03:18:22Z")
I went to the GGF back in 1997; it was a fun day. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mass-shooting-at-gilroy-garlic-festival/837788/15 "2019-07-29T03:25:41Z")
> [@SmartAleq](#): > > Dammit, is nothing sacred? It’s a fucking FOOD FESTIVAL, who could have a hardon about garlic? As goes California, so goes the nation (eventually) and I’d fucking LOVE to see them just say screwit and ban any firearm more powerful than an Airsoft gun. Fucking ammosexuals shooting up food festivals, that’s just immoral. Moderating: As this is a breaking news thread please refer to the sticky at the top of the page about hijacking breaking news threads. This reply is better suited for the Pit. Do not continue. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mass-shooting-at-gilroy-garlic-festival/837788/16 "2019-07-29T03:28:37Z")
Moderating: I merged the two threads that were posted about the same topic. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mass-shooting-at-gilroy-garlic-festival/837788/17 "2019-07-29T03:45:36Z")
Thanks, **Loach**! ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mass-shooting-at-gilroy-garlic-festival/837788/18 "2019-07-29T03:47:23Z")
The AP is now reporting at least 7 hospitalized: 5 at Santa Clara Valley Med Center and 2 at Stanford MC. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mass-shooting-at-gilroy-garlic-festival/837788/19 "2019-07-29T03:53:21Z")
[Local news](https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/07/28/gilroy-garlic-festival-shooting-gunman/) is reporting 3 dead and 12 shot. ETA: Gunman is still at large. Victims are at least 4 locations. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mass-shooting-at-gilroy-garlic-festival/837788/20 "2019-07-29T04:01:54Z")
Absolutely senseless and horrible. My prayers go out to the injured and the families of all the victims. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-mass-shooting-at-gilroy-garlic-festival/837788.md?page=2)