Mass shooter - Gilroy Garlic Festival (28 July 2019). Authorities have identified Santino William Legan as the shooter who killed three festival attendees and injured more than a dozen others before he was fatally shot by responding officers.
He spent some of his teenage years attending school in Watsonville, California, which is about a 30-minute drive from Gilroy, where the festival was held.
His family has roots in the area, and his grandfather was a local official. Tom Legan, the suspected shooter's now-deceased grandfather, was on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors in the 1980s.
The suspected shooter's father, who is also named Tom LeGan but appears to use an alternate capitalization, is a runner who has has competed in a World Masters Championship and other races.
Investigators are looking into not only the suspected shooter's upbringing, but his mental state and social media postings for any possible indication of a motive.
He spent some of his teenage years attending school in Watsonville, California, which is about a 30-minute drive from Gilroy, where the festival was held.
His family has roots in the area, and his grandfather was a local official. Tom Legan, the suspected shooter's now-deceased grandfather, was on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors in the 1980s.
The suspected shooter's father, who is also named Tom LeGan but appears to use an alternate capitalization, is a runner who has has competed in a World Masters Championship and other races.
Investigators are looking into not only the suspected shooter's upbringing, but his mental state and social media postings for any possible indication of a motive.
Mass shooter - Gilroy Garlic Festival (28 July 2019). Authorities have identified Santino William Legan as the shooter who killed three festival attendees and injured more than a dozen others before he was fatally shot by responding officers.
He spent some of his teenage years attending school in Watsonville, California, which is about a 30-minute drive from Gilroy, where the festival was held.
His family has roots in the area, and his grandfather was a local official. Tom Legan, the suspected shooter's now-deceased grandfather, was on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors in the 1980s.
The suspected shooter's father, who is also named Tom LeGan but appears to use an alternate capitalization, is a runner who has has competed in a World Masters Championship and other races.
Investigators are looking into not only the suspected shooter's upbringing, but his mental state and social media postings for any possible indication of a motive.
He spent some of his teenage years attending school in Watsonville, California, which is about a 30-minute drive from Gilroy, where the festival was held.
His family has roots in the area, and his grandfather was a local official. Tom Legan, the suspected shooter's now-deceased grandfather, was on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors in the 1980s.
The suspected shooter's father, who is also named Tom LeGan but appears to use an alternate capitalization, is a runner who has has competed in a World Masters Championship and other races.
Investigators are looking into not only the suspected shooter's upbringing, but his mental state and social media postings for any possible indication of a motive.
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