aishah: this is a fox news alert. i'm aishah hasnie in new york. we are waiting for a police news conference from gilroy, california, where there has been a mass shooting at an outdoor food festival. we are hearing at heat three fatalities and multiple people injured. this is about 30 miles south of san jose, 80 miles south of san francisco. you can see a lot of media waiting for police to tell us something. we haven't heard anything from police aside from this is an active crime scene.

let's go live to claudia cohen who just arrived on the scene. what are you hearing, what's the latest on the scene? reporter: we are here awaiting the press conference with the gilroy police chief, the mayor of gilroy and the ceo of the garlic festival. this is double as a reunification center as people were separated as they raced to escape from the gunfire. i spoke to one of the vendors and she described the horrifying scene. she said she saw the gunman, she describes himming a a white man between 25-30 years old.

she says he wore a khakis and green vest. she said two of her co-workers in her tent were shot, a man and his wife and they are being treated at a local hospital. she told me if she hadn't been just a few steps away from the tebt at this time -- from the tent at this time, she might have been shot as well. a number of people hoarp here are very upset that they are anxious. this is a traumatic event in this fairly small town, only 58,000 people. the festival started in 979. -- in 1979.

i myself attended the garlic food festival. it draws families and vendors. there is live music. and this gunman opened fire right in front of the stage with a band was performing. this happened about 5:30 local time. a couple of the vendors i have been speaking to said they were trying to pack things up and they were wondering if what they were hearing was fireworks. there was a pause and a hail of rapid fire bullets. we understand there may have been some people injured because of the chaos of getting out. but we have heard reports that there were three fatalities. we have been hearing from people here that some of their friend

were shot in the leg and have been transported to local hospitals. now we are just awaiting this news conference. the ceo of the gilroy garlic festival and the police chief to update us. it's been quite a few hours and this will be the first update. and hopefully that they have a suspect in custody. aishah: i'm sure the community is eager to learn what is going on. hoping this will be over soon. claudia, just outside the perimeter of the festival we have seen a lot of police presence, we have seen drones in the air. police with guns drawn. a chopper in the air. are you getting the sense there might be multiple gunmen?

>> you know, that's a good question tonight. there is an intense police activity and intense police presence here. as you mentioned, a lot of helicopters and drones. i'm looking at some of them flying around now. the people we have spoken to who said they saw this gunman on said they have seen one gunman. the descriptions are about the same. a young man in khakis, firing a gun. we have reports that police have a suspect in custody. perhaps the suspect. road are blocked off and no traffic is getting through except for meet yeah. a lot of these people have their vehicles inside the festival

perimeter and can't leave. so they are stuck and trying to figure out what to do as well. but at the communications center, a lot of media waiting for the media. this is a family-friendly festival. there were a lot of kid. candace is the witness who told me she believes she saw a child injured in all of this, possibly shot. that would be very, very tragic as well. her co-workers are being treated at local hospitals. another vendor had a coworker shot in the leg as well. now we are about to get an update. aishah: claudia cowan, thanks so

much. let's listen into our affiliate ktvu and their coverage. >> to delve through all of that. i'm sure they are trying to get fingerprints or get any information on the person or whatever is necessary. they are combing through whatever evidence they can. they are making multiple phone calls. there are police officers scouring this area and where the individual may live. there is an awful lot taking place. not just in this particular area, but wherever that individual may frequent. reporter: melissa is not far from witnessing some sort of search with law enforcement in that area. what have you seen? >> police have been searching the area near a creek for several hours. there are helicopters overhead. i just saw a vehicle that

appears to be new activity going on. we don't want to show too much because we don't want to exroam my the work they are doing. wdoing. a lot of people heard the gunshots and didn't even realize they were gunshots at first. they shot they were fireworks. it was pop, pop, pop. people tripping over one another. children getting separated from their parents. there were two young children 4 or 5 years old. aishah: let's listen in to this press conference. >> first thing tomorrow morning. my name is captain pedro

espinoza. thank you for being here. first let me say that i want to express my extreme shock and sadness for what has happened today. this is an active investigation. i would ask for the thoughts and prayers of the community as our gilroy police officers continue to investigate this tragic and senseless crime. also, our thoughts and prayers are going out to the victims and their families. we are again continuing the

investigation. we plan on being out here all night. there will be another press conference tomorrow. as the investigation continues, our local law enforcement and their partners will versus get he aspect of -- will investigate every aspect of this crime. leather you will receive information from the chief regarding reunification waiting for individual to contact the city and reconnect with their loved ones. thank you. >> good evening.

i'm the chief of police for the i. this one of those press conferences you never want to have to give in your community. this one of those press conferences you never want to give in your community. unfortunately we find ourselves in the circumstances where we have to live it today. i am going to give you some brief information with the information i have right now. we have literally dozens of officers working on this as we speak. so a lot more information will be coming to light throughout the evening and into the morning tomorrow. we have additional information to share, we'll push out to our social media platforms. we'll set up another press conference so we can share that information with you.

it started at 5:41 p.m. there were reports of a shooting on the north side of the garlic festival area. officers were in that area and engaged the suspect in less than a minute. the suspect was shot and killed. it appears if though they had come into the festival via the croak that borders a parking area and used a tool to cut through the fence to gain access to the secure fence line. that's how they got into the festival area itself. we have one suspect that is down, we have some witnesses reporting there may have been a second suspect, but we don't

know if that suspect was engaged in think shooting or may have been in a support role to the person we have accounted for. we have at least 15 people injured. we have four fatalities that we know of including the suspect. the officers that engaged the suspect obviously, we have a protocol we need to deal with for that. santa clara county has the protocol with officer involved shootings. the complexity with the shooting we are investigating from the suspect. we put out a call for assistance. we had many, many officers in the park at the time as we do any day during the festival, which accounts for the very, very quick response time.

we put out the call for help. we have gotten help from agencies clear across monterey and santa clara counties. they came from pretty good distances away to provide assistance with our investigation dealing with the chaos at the scene at the time it occurred. there are some thing, reunification, the panic, people go out different ways they when they came in and families got separated. these we have this area set up to try to reunite families that got separated. we have a phone number for people to call for family members. that phone number is

408-846-0584. we also are asking for any witnesses because there was quite a number of people in the park. anybody that witnessed this incident that can tell us anything, perhaps videotaped anything that might be relevant to this investigation, contact us and we set up a special known number to witnesses as well. and that is 408-846, 0583. that's about what i know at this point in time. >> you are not certain whether there is a second suspect? >> we believe based on witness statements there was a second individual involved in some way, we just don't know in what way.

>> do saw description of this snern. >> i do not at this point. i don't have any information on the suspect yet. that will take a little bit of time and with the victims as well. it will take time before we identify them and make family notifications. we have gone the assistance from dozens of law enforcement agencies. we are trying to track down and identify leads regarding the second suspect. we are hopeful with the witnesses and statements it will help us to do that. >> are there security cameras?

>> no. we don't know what the involvement of the second person is at this time. >> can you clarify the number of people injured? and the range of injuries? >> i don't know what the injuries are, i haven't got and report on that. but i know it was up to 15 people the last time i looked at it. i have no idea what they are going to do at this point. >> [inaudible] >> i am sorry i don't have specifics on that other than people reported a subject leaving the area they thought was associated with this person. >> the bill roy officer that took him out? >> it was gilroy officers that shot the suspect.

i don't have an sage range at this point. >> were any children among the fatalities? >> i don't know. >> what type of weapon was found? >> some sort of a rifle. but i don't know what type of rifle it was. >> we spoke to the people who went to the festival, they had to pass through metal detectors. >> yes, they have to go through metal detectors. they have wands they use and we search bags. >> but the suspect got in through a sentence. >> the information given to me was they cut through the fence to gain access. >> [inaudible]

>> i have not heard that. it is an active scene. it will continue to be active for some time. >> [inaudible] >> i do not know. >> what can you say about this happening in gilroy? >> you have said he was shooting at random. >> i don't naibility appears that way initially that it was somewhat random. >> your reaction to this happening at this institution of an annual event that happens here. what's your overall take of this violence happening in your community. >> i will make that the last question. the city of gilroy is an incredible community. we have incredible people here.

and i'm proud. we have such a wonderful couple and this festival is a perfect example of that. it takes thousands of our residents that volunteer their time to put this on for people and raise fund for our community-based organizations and charities. and you can't say that about a lot of communities. the number of people willing to give their time for the betterment of other people is a wonderful thing. it's incredibly sad. the event that does so much good for our community, it's sad that we have to suffer from a tragedy like this.

>> [inaudible] >> i would say that's a fair characterization. but i'm going to stop now. >> good evening, i'm brian bow, the executive director of the garlic festival. to reiterate a little bit of what scott smithee said. gilroy is an amazing community. a tightly knit community. we are family. we have the wonderful opportunity in the community to celebrate our family through our garlic festival, and for over four decade that festival has been our annual family reunion. such a sad just more any upsetting circumstance that has happened on the third and final day of this year's festival.

4,000-plus local volunteers work so hard every year. to see the event end this way is one of the most of tragic things i have had to see. we all feel so sad for those impacted, friends, family, neighbors. it's just a horrible thing to experience. and our prayers need to go out to the friend and families of loved ones affected by this. we couldn't be more thankful for the really immediate response of the first responders, the police

personnel on site. they did an amazing job and we thank them for that. that's all i have to say. i will refer any more questions to anyone else here. thank you very much. >> we'll push that out. i want to take a second to thank you for your patience. understand our community is grieving. this is an active investigation. we have multiple allied agencies currently assisting us. once we solidify the time and location, let's assure we can put that out. thank you, and i appreciate your patience.

aishah: we are gleaning new information from gill would i's chief of police and mayor. we now know the shooting happened the on the north side of the festival area in gilroy. apparently police engaged the suspect. the suspect had a rifle and that suspect was shot and killed. apparently he got in through the festival grounds the back way. there was security. the suspect came in through a creek and used some kind of a tool to cut through the fence to enter into the festival grounds. when he came to the festival he started to fire seemingly at random. we have confirmed there are three fatalities, and at least 15 people injured. police believe there is a second person involved based on the witness report. they don't know yet as to what

capacity. whether that person also fired shots or if they simply played a support role. but there is a manhunt under way and that is what we have been seeing for the last several hours. live scenes, police in tactical gear pointing guns into the field, looking for something. they are looking for a acceptingo second person police believe was -- look for a second person police believe was involved. they have no security video to lean on, just witness accounts as they continue to search the active crime scene. steve rogers a former member of the joint terrorism task force. steve, one question that wasn't asked, is the public still at risk as this manhunt is underway? >> the pibs at risk until the

police are satisfied if there is another individual is apprehended. the police will have to continue with their search. that's why the chief said it's an active investigation. what's good about the information, we finally got some accurate information out there. people will be on the alert looking out for someone that the police are looking for and obviously don't take any action. aishah: unfortunately no suspect description. we don't know if they had a gun, they are wearing, what they look like. what's your advice to people living in that area? >> keep your eyes and ears open. if they hear anything in their neighborhood.

immediately call the police. i am sure patrols within that immediate area will be rapidly increased, hundreds and hundreds of law enforcement officers are on the ground in that area. the keefe now is stay safe. aishah: police say it sounds like it was at random. it sound like to wasn't a potential target. this was someone who came in and started to fire at random. just to hear the police chief describe how this individual even entered the festival grounds, they did everything right. they have security. they were check bags. they had a perimeter. they had fencing. to learn that suspect had some kind of tool to come in the back way, what does that tell you? >> i don't know if i would con clielts was at random. maybe the victims are random

victims. did this person target that festival for a reason? it was well planned, it had on planned sometime before the event was randomized. the individual knew what type of weapon he used to cause the most of damage. but what i was impressed with was the immediate response of those police officers in that city. they saved a lot of lives by getting there as quick as they did and doing what they had to do to put an end to this. aishah: we are looking at 15 people injured, 3 fatalities. at one point there were 30,000 to 4 oh,000 people at d -- to 40,000 people. so it could have bench worse.

when you are on the ground working with all sorts of different partners. the atf is on the scene. what do you want to happen? it's dark. what are your decisions you are making on the ground? >> obviously public safety is first. getting the word out to people, until the second suspect if there is one is captured. i'm interested in any evidence, physical evidence that the policemen find. shell casings from weapons fired. if they find shell casings that are different, two different weapons, i think it's important that that information the police receive will give them an idea there was someone else there. i believe right now ways very, very important is the gathering as much intelligence as they could. they could get that from some of the people being kept safe in a

safe area. now that they have the shooter who obviously the police chief articulated, they will go to this person's house and go through a forensic you can analysis of their social media platforms, who they know and what they know. they may be able to find out if there is someone different. all this has to go on pretty much within the next few hours. >> claudia cowan talked to one of the festival organizers who saw the gunman. he described him as a young white man 25-30 years old. she he he was quite and he was deliberate. >> quiet and deliberate. on a mission to make sure he would do as much damage as he could which lead me to the

question why. what was the motive here? that's why i kind of saying this is a random type thing. i agree with the chief the victims aren't going to feel random. what was the motive? that will be important for the police to find out within the next few hours. aishah: do you think there will be changes made to outdoor festivals across the country? there are festivals every weekend in community across the country, and some of them don't even have security. do you think there will be changes? >> they had metal detectors,

they did everything right, yet someone found a way to get into the festival and cause the damage they did. for those outdoor activities, ii am thinking in my own community, we have street fairs. maybe we'll have to get metal detectors and security. but people can walk between houses and alleyways. if anything, they will hype up their security. aishah: the people still sitting and waiting, all the vendors and folks hog have stuff inside the festival ground. you think police will let them in tonight? as the police chief said. they are looking for a second person. do you think anybody is going back in there? >> no, i don't think so. i think the miss want to be sure

this individual is not there. the police are going to have to make sure it is absolutely safe for people to go back in there. i don't think they will get back in there until sometime tomorrow. aishah: steve rogers, thank you so much for sharing your expertise. we'll continue to watch this breaking news story developing in gilroy, california where there has been a mass shooting at the three-day garlic festival. it was just about to end when gunshots rang out about 5:30 local time. three fatalities, at heat 15 people injured as police continue to search for a second suspect. one suspect is dead, shot in a shootout, and miss are til searching for d and police are

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aishah: this is a fox news alert. i'm aishah hasnie in new york. we are following details of a mass shooting in gilroy, california. we have confirmation three people are dead and 15 people have been injured after a mass shooting at the garlic festival. and we just got an update from police that tell us that they have killed one suspect and a manhunt is under way for a second suspect. miss say the shootings happened in the north side of the festival area. and police immediately engaged the suspect. he had a rifle of some sort. he was shot and killed. they learned he came into the

festival ground via the creek. he used some sort of tool to cut through the fence to enter in. witnesses report they saw a second suspect. miss do not know if that second suspect fired shots or perhaps only played a support role. but a manhunt is under way at this hour. joining us now is ron curry who attended the festival. we are so sorry about the loss in your community. tell us about the evening you spent at the festival and security. we keep hearing it's a very secure festival. talk to me about how you got into the festival and what that

was like? >> it was the third and final day. i'm not sure fit had anything to do with the security in terms of fatigue. my personal experience both when we talked in. i was there with a friend and he was metal detected with a wand. i reached my arms out for the next inspection and the gentleman tapped me on the arm and said you are good. i'm not sure how common that was throughout the entire festival. in my experience i wasn't wanted down or metal detected at all. they probably had a great plan in place and police work inside the event and chp outside the event. last day of the festival.

i was there the second half of the day. but it seemed like they had a plan in place but maybe wasn't executed as much as they hoped. aishah: police engaged the suspect within a minute, they said. they say the suspect came in thefest validity via a creek. do you know the area they are talking about? have you seen it? >> it's a large park. it's a perimeter, it would have been hard for even with the amount of police they had, it would have been hard to guard against something like that. someone cutting through a fence or going over or under a fence. but they were all over the event. they were staged in little groups. the fast response doesn't surprise me. but it seems unlikely they would have been able to guard 100% of

that perimeter 100% of the time. aishah: how did you hear about it? >> when my friend and i left. we had been there with some of his friend and they stayed when we left. so we left. some of the guys stayed. as we were on the road heading back to san jose some of the guys started texting there was a shooting. and we started getting alerts on the phone. but it was on the drive back right after we left. aishah: are you shaken up? >> i'm not. i spent 9 years in iraq as a combat veteran. it doesn't scare me. it's always surprising in a community where you don't expect it. former military, i happen to be

pretty pro gun support. and in a state like this where they make it hard for you to defend yourself in an event like that. specifically not to allow guns in, there is an implied agreement that security will secure you if you are not able to defend yourself. man this case like i said, i think they had a good plan in place probably, maybe it wasn't executed as well as they hoped. but the response time, you can't argue with that. aishah: are you in the area? do you live there? what are you seeing around you now? >> and oh say, work in silicon valley. we were in a restaurant later this evening. everybody is going about their business. i heard someone talk about it. but it seems almost completely remote and we are only 30

minutes away from gilroy. i'm sure the people in gilroy are way more affected and busy trying to reunite families. i saw there was a reunion point set up at the college. obviously they are pulling into it. aishah: i'm sure you are watching the coverage. is it a rural area? >> they grow a lot of produce out there.

kind of dusty, brushy, scrubby area. it's a nice little city. and in the city there are some trees and plants and decorations. but the area itself is quite dusty and scrub brush. aishah: do you know anyone who was still there when the shooting happened? >> just like i said. my buddy. his co-workers, they were the ones that texted us and said hey there was a shooting. i think they left when it happened as well. aishah: i'm sure people have been texting you like crazy. >> i posted photos earlier in the day on facebook and instagram so people already knew of i was there. so then the calls and texts came right away.

aishah: what do you make of this? obviously you live close by. this is a small community. this is a garlic festival. i keep reading tweets, people completely stunned this happened at a garlic festival. you know, if anything. for the witnesses describing this suspect as coming in and being so, you know, quiet and deliberate and randomly spraying gunfire into the crowd where there is families and children. how do you wrap your head around this. >> obviously it fits with a lot of the mass shootings. you want -- if you are one of these guys hell bent or intent on killing people, you do want to go to these places where people are massed together. that's why it's so important to

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aishah: this is a fox news alert. i'm aishah hasnie in new york. breaking news right now. three people are dead, 15 injured in gilroy, california after a mass shooting at a food festival. a manhunt is under way right now for a second suspect. joining us now, claudia cowan. >> this community is reeling from the horror of this afternoon's mass shootingal the gilroy garlic festival. it brings over 100,000 people every year it takes place. a manhunt is under way.

it's being called an active investigation that is likely to last through the night as investigators from multiple law enforcement agencies track down clues to identify a possible second suspect. some witnesses have been reporting to police they saw somebody else with that gunman. whether that person also had a gun or was in some sort of support role, the police chief said we do not know. there are numerous helicopters in the arab officers searching with canine units. officers looking for clues and possibly a second suspect. a big question is when you have a festival like this with so much security, how does somebody with a gun get inside? we have an answer to that question. here is the gilroy police chief. >> it appears as though they had

come into the festival via the creek which borders a parking area and they used some sort of a tool to cut through the fence to gain access through the secure fence line. we have one suspect we know that is down, we have some witness reporting there may have been a second suspect. we don't know if that suspect was engaged in any shooting or whether they were in you a support role for the person we have accounted for. we have at least 15 people injured. we have four fatalities that we know of including the suspect. reporter: the police chief would not go into the range of possible injuries that have been

suffered by some of these now 15 victims. but i have spoken to self witnesses who reported that their friend and co-workers were shot. one woman told me she barely escaped being injured herself. as police conduct this wide-ranging investigation aring for witness who may have taken photos or videos to call them. everyone at that festival is a potential witness who could help police not only possibly find this second suspect, but help determine more as they conduct their investigation. but this is a very tragic night in gilroy. we heard from the city's mayor. we heard from the executive director of the gilroy festival. you can hear their voice shaking

with sadness and grief and their hearts and prayers going out to the families of the victims. we have an active investigation that is expected to last all night long. we'll get another update from investigators. aishah: there are so many people at the festival area, vendors trying to wait to get in. what is the mood out there as this manhunt continues and everyone is on edge. you can hear the choppers above you. >> the mood is tense and uncertainty. a lot of people have their vehicles inside of the perimeter. it has been completely closed off while this investigation continues. they are fairly stranded. i'm here at a community college in gilroy where they set up a reunification center. when gunshots rang out many

families got separated. so many people ran out of the exits they may not have entered. so there are a lot of families coming together and finding each other. aishah: thank you, claudia. right now we are going to go to a break. we'll have more right after this. announcer:observe-a domesticated

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aishah: this is a fox news alert. i'm aishah hasnie in new york. we are waiting for a police news conference from gilroy, california, where there has been a mass shooting at an outdoor food festival. we are hearing at heat three fatalities and multiple people injured. this is about 30 miles south of san jose, 80 miles south of san francisco. you can see a lot of media waiting for police to tell us something. we haven't heard anything from police aside from this is an active crime scene. let's go