
加利福尼亚州费尔菲尔德警方表示,周五晚间,一家“万圣节精神”(Spirit Halloween)商店发生枪击事件,造成一人死亡、六人受伤,目前警方正对枪手展开搜捕。
A manhunt is underway for a shooter who killed one person and injured six in a Spirit Halloween store on Friday night, police in Fairfield, California said.
费尔菲尔德警察局长丹·马歇尔在关于这起发生在索拉诺镇中心购物中心事件的新闻发布会上表示,至少有三名受害者“目前处于危重状态”。这起事件发生在当地时间晚上8点30分左右(东部时间下午5点30分)。
At least three victims are “currently in critical condition,” Fairfield Police Department Chief Dan Marshall told a news conference about the incident at the Solano Town Center mall, which took place at around 8:30 p.m. local time (5:30 p.m. ET) “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims of this heartbreaking incident,” he said, adding that all of the victims had been taken to a nearby hospital.
他说:“我们的思念和祈祷与这起令人心碎事件中受害者的家属同在,”并补充说,所有受害者均已被送往附近医院。有关中枪者的进一步信息尚未提供。
No further information was provided about those shot.
马歇尔表示,侦探们正在“全力以赴识别制造这起可怕枪击事件的嫌疑人”。
Detectives were “diligently working to identify the suspect or suspects responsible for this horrific shooting,” Marshall said.
大卫·伯纳尔向美国全国广播公司新闻频道旗下分支机构KCRA表示,枪手开枪时他的妻子正在店内,但她设法和几个人一起通过紧急出口逃生。
David Bernal told NBC News affiliate KCRA that his wife was in the store when the shooter opened fire but she had managed to escape with several other people through an emergency exit.
“她现在在家,仍然处于震惊之中,”他说,并补充说妻子告诉他,她听到“五声巨响,很大的声音,听起来很响亮”。
“She’s at home right now, still in shock,” he said, adding that she told him she heard “five big bangs, big ones, like loud.”
他补充说,妻子开始奔跑,并“从商场另一侧的一个出口”逃了出去。
He added that she started running and made her way “out from the one of the exits on the other side of the mall.”
几小时前,密歇根州麦迪逊海茨的一家“万圣节精神”商店内也发生了一起枪击案,造成一人死亡。
The incident came hours after another person was shot dead inside a Spirit Halloween store in Madison Heights, Michigan.
麦迪逊海茨警察局在新闻稿中表示:“一名21岁的底特律居民受重伤,被送往当地医院。”新闻稿称,他们后来“因伤重不治”。
“A 21-year-old Detroit resident sustained serious injuries and was transported to a local hospital,” the Madison Heights Police Department said in a news release. They later “succumbed to those injuries,” the release said.
警方表示,这名21岁男子作为涉嫌枪手,“在警察将其拘留时遭到几名旁观者殴打,受了没有生命危险的伤”,并补充说他已被送往医院。
The alleged shooter, a 21-year-old man, “sustained non life threatening after being assaulted by several bystanders as officers took him into custody,” police said, adding that he was taken to hospital.
新闻稿称:“根据目前收集到的证据,调查人员预计将在本案中寻求刑事起诉。”这两起事件似乎没有关联。
“Based on the evidence gained thus far, investigators anticipate seeking criminal charges in this case,” the release said. The incidents do not appear to be connected.