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Police arrest 17-year-old in deadly mass shooting at California mall
Police say the 17-year-old suspect was identified within hours and now faces murder and attempted murder charges.
- On Monday, Fairfield police arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection with Friday's shooting at a Spirit Halloween store that killed 31-year-old Constance Hages and wounded six others.
- Investigators believe the shooting at Solano Town Center stemmed from a targeted incident involving one suspect, with police identifying the minor through store surveillance footage rather than targeting the pregnant victim.
- Six other victims, ranging in age from 16 to 43, were wounded during the chaotic scene; shoppers fled after hearing gunfire, with some escaping through a gate leading into the mall.
- Fairfield Police Chief Dan Marshall said the suspect faces charges of murder and attempted murder, noting the teenager had previously served time in juvenile detention for a 2025 high school shooting.
- The FBI's Sacramento office is assisting local authorities with the ongoing investigation, while Marshall called for statewide legislative changes, saying "California has gotten extremely soft on accountability with youth.
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A 17-year-old boy was arrested after allegedly shooting dead a pregnant woman and wounding six people at a California Halloween costume store.
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The Seattle TimesFatal shooting sent panic through Spirit Halloween store. Teen under arrest
After a deadly shooting at a Spirit Halloween store in the San Francisco Bay Area that sent people "running and screaming," a teenage boy has been arrested.
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