maribel romero says steven was so loving.ed with us again and said her grandson was just so playful and she is devastated by all this. she says she went from hospital to hospital trying to find him after she got a call yesterday saying she had been shot. when she finally reached the last location, he had already died. romero says steven's mother and grandmother are still recovering at the hospital. that was as of last night. romero says she wants justice for her grandson and called the shooter a sick person for firing at a child. >> so far i know the shooter got my daughter-in-law through her stomach and her hand. i guess it passed through the side of the stomach through the babies back and through him. i'm not quite sure on that. grandma got shot in the leg or in the feet. i know mom is in surgery already. grandmother hasn't been taken aware of because they're waiting for insurance. the ceo said they were going to take care of that. >> reporter: the conditions that of the hospitalized victims range from critical to fair. liv

. >> jessica and raj, such a difficult day for the romero family. three members of their family shot today, including a 6-year-old boy confirmed. he passed away here at st. louise hospital. his mother and grandmother also shot. they were taken to valley med in san jose for their gunshot injuries and were told they'll be going into surgery soon. 6-year-old steven romero was just such a happy boy, his father told me. he contacted nbc bay area and said he wanted to talk to us about his boy in front of the african american. just so active, he just celebrated his sixth birthday at legoland in june, and here is what his father had to say about him. how are you holding up? what's going through your mind? >> what's going through my mind is hopefully they get the shooters, and basically that's it right now. and i lost my son. there is nothing i really can do besides try to be with him until i can put him in his resting spot, wherever that is. i don't know what to say to him. my son had his whole life to live. he was only 6. that's all. that's all i can say.

that 6-year-old, steven romero.e our colleague dan ashley, he is actually live in gilroy right now because he's field anchoring for us as we get the latest information as of what's coming out about the suspect and those vic timtz. >> yeah. let's check and see if dan is set at this point. they were getting organized and ready -- no? all right. we'll keep going with what we have here now and, again, such a tragedy when you talk about especially the young people involved. we mentioned steven romero and kayla salazar as well as 25-year-old trevor irby. irby was from new york. he graduated from cuca college in 2017 where he was employed. gilroy's police chief had a hard time today when he was talking about the victims.

and kept running. >> he spoke with the grandmother of stephen romero . who is recovering from a gunshot wound. >>> authorities say the gunman bought his assault rifle and fallon, nevada. the owner of big mike's gun and ammo and fallon says, santino legan ordered it online and picked it up three weeks ago. legal experts say that gun purchase would not have been legal in california. california law bans the sale of assault rifles and has a minimum age of 21 to purchase a rifle. it appears santino legan was able to cross the state line and easily by the assault weapon in nevada where the minimum age is 18. there is no assault weapon ban. >> if he were to walk in to a california gun store, he could not have purchased this weapon. because they could not sell it to anyone. >> investigators say they are trying to determine ntino legan was living with his family in gilroy or in nevada's walker lake. nevada does not require a background check but did pass a law that will require background checks on any gun purchase starting next year. the gilroy garlic festival a

stephen romero's mother and grandmother were also shot. a huge tragedy for that family. his father tells us that they are both recovering at stanford hospital. they are expected to be okay and to recover from their injuries. he tells us they might even be able to come home in a week or so, but still clearly a long road to recovery for everyone involved, but there is a little bit of good news for some of the victims. the hospital told us yesterday that here in san jose, at least one of the victims has bdion to serious condition, but still really tough for so many people who were shot or who were affected by this shooting. reporting live in san jose this morning, ali wolf for "today in the bay." >> hope they recover. thank you very much, ali. >>> some really incredible stories of survival are also emerging especially among those closest to everything that happened. >> and the relative of two of the people who ran a booth at the garlic festival and who are also shot, well that person says that the couple was the first to confront that gunman and "today in the bay's" roz pla

stephen romero died last night at st. luis hospital. alberto romero says his wife was shot in her hand and he thinks his mother-in-law was shot in her leg. they were taken to a separate hospital in san jose to get treated for their injuries, but they are expected to recover. that is some good news, but really a huge tragedy, three members of one family shot at the garlic festival, and of course, 6-year-old stephen romero killed, just absolutely heartbreaking. coming up at 5:30, we'll have more from that interview with alberto romero and more on what his wife told hill. for now we're live in gilroy, ali wolf for "today in the bay." >> seeing little stephen's photo just pulls at your heart. >> it's a family event. that's the thing. it's the 41st annual gilroy garl festival. we talked about it all last week here on "today in the bay." >> i know. >> so enpla people, at least 100,000 people attend that event. when the gunfire erupted, i found out quite quickly and i headed actually to the scene, i got as far as i could to do reports, but the

he also learned 16 now stephen romero youngest victim. he and two others were killed a man with the rifle opened fire at the manual event yesterday evening. at least 12 other people were hurt before police shot and killed the gunman. investigators are still trying to r he coverage this morning. jackie ward that santa clara valley medical center with more makovec at the police command center with the latest from investigators. >> reporter: so many questions this morning as to the man's motive in the case. why he would go into this popular family-friendly possible and opened fire, killing three people before police shot and killed him. the scene was absolutely chaotic. here is cell phone video taken right after these shots rang out yesterday evening. police said the gunman had used a tool to cut through a fence they're a creek that borders a parking lot and a lot of him to bypass the security checkpoint to get into the festival. to otherwise have metal detectors. just as the that's what was wrapping up, he opened fire but some sort of rifle

a six-year-old stephen romero. any 13-year-old girl both from santa fe, and a 25-year-old 's parish inilroy, where vigiis just getting underway. and another vigil underway about and hour ago at police headquarters, this is where kpix 5 begins our team coverage. >> reporter: we are here at the visual gathering at city hall, a very large crowd. i cannot even begin to tell you what the garlic festival means to the people of gilroy. what's your, they open up the town, everybody comes out to volunteer, to raise money for needy programs and nonprofits. the hundreds, possibly thousands of people i here today, this is evidence that gilroy is 30. today it is looking more like a war zone. heavily armed officers, patrolling the creek bed at the expense of crime scene. neighbors are still on lockdown. there still stunned about a dog and try to process what just happened to their small town. >> is come out of the door and i heard pop, pop. >> reporter: she was working a booth and was right in the middle of it. >> i saw the shoo

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in addition to the 6 year-old stephen romero. so we want to know more about those 2 people and then also just want to find out more about the gunman and why this person would do this obviously there's no reason that makes any sense to anyone. but does help as we're trying to grieve in and understand this why did this happen who is this person so stay tuned, we're making these calls our e-mail and the police departments trying to get any possible update we can for you at home so stay tuned as we learn more for now live in gilroy sarah stinson kron 4 news. thank you sarah. >>and of course keep it tuned. kron 4 sarah mention because a 10 o'clock when that press conference starts you can catch that not only here but also on our 24 hour streaming news app kron on that will bring you live uninterrupted coverage of that press conference if you haven't downloaded it today, check it out go to kron on dot tv to download it now. >>6.41 want to get caught up on weather traffic before you leave the house on monday morning john good morning. >

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. >> reporter: three members of the romero family in and as they were caught up in that fire. this includes a mother that is being treated at stanford university medical center. a grandmother who is been treated at valley medical center in and is a. and as you mentioned, the youngest victim, a six-year-old. >> it is pretty traumatic. right now we are just trying to keep it together. >> reporter: family members at this home in and as they are dealing with the unspeakable tragedy of losing a child. the six-year-old stephen romero, they were all enjoying the garlic festival, before shots ring out. >> he was a good boy. very well mannered. he was very empathetic. he was a really good kid. he just turned six years old in june. >> reporter: this is his uncle, who said stephen his mother was shot by the same bullet. >> my understanding is that it hit stephen in the back and traveled through his body and hit his mother as well. >> reporter: the mother was also hit and is undergoing surgery to reattach fingers. her mother, the boys a grandmother, is also being treated for gunshot wins

the victims are stephen romero, kayla salvar and trevor ervy. >>> police this afternoon could shed light on the gunman, a 19- year-old and a possible motive. he grew up in gilroy and graduated from gilroy high school in 2017. teacher says he was a quiet student. they don't remember him causing any problems. investigators searched his family home near christmas hill park where the garlic festival is held and found his car on the other side of the park near the levee trail they believe he used to get in to the festival undetected. federal investigators used robots to search the silver car with the nevada license plates. once it was determined there were no explosives, crews moved in for a more thorough search. >>> police say la grande lived investigators spent hours searching the home where he lived in the walker lake community. the district attorney and mineral city nevada says a search warrant was obtained for this triplex. the owner of big mike's guns and ammo posted on facebook, how sorry he feels for the victims' family and acknowledged selling the weapon to reagan and ordered it onli

june 28th, 2019, a day that will never be forgotten in the line of fire, 6-year-old steven romero, 12-year-old kayla salazar, and 25-year-old trevor irby lost their lives. >> he was loved by everybody. he was an all around good kid. >> reporter: inconsolable from her new york home, juanita spoke about her grandson trevor irby. the 25-year-old was raised by his grandparents. juanita believes trevor and his fiance sarah decided to attend the gilroy festival as a last-minute weekend outing. >> he called me every night. it's going to be bad. every time he called me and tell me that he loved me. i tell him i loved him. >> reporter: 13-year-old kayla salazar's life was also cut short. she was at the festival with family and her mother's husband was also shot during the shooting. >> so we run out looking for them. my son was the first one who got notified where they were. >> reporter: 6-year-old stephen romero's grandmother describes the boy as a happy kid who was loved by many. >> i went from hospital to hospital looking for him, but my son told me that he was over here and we came over. bu

five minutes later, they told me that he was dead. >> romero's life and mother-in-law, fortunately, both survived their injuries. >> police say the 19-year-old gunman who opened fire at the garlic festival created an instagram account days before the shooting and posted messages before the attack. one quoted a book from the late 1800s that says, white men must rule over those of color. our josh campbell has the latest on this information from gilroy, california. >> reporter: christine and boris, another incident of mass violence in the united states. this one in gilroy, california. we're told by authorities on sunday afternoon, a 19-year-old local resident made his way to the grounds behind me, the site of an annual festival four decades old. officers tell us using a tool, the suspect cut through the fence, bypassing security protocols in place. once inside, he opened fire. he was quickly engaged by law enforcement officers within the span of one minute. he was killed, but not before taking life of his own, to include two children. now, this remains an ongoing investigation. there are ma

that's been publicized in the wake of the shooting was a 6 year-old boy his name was steven romero hiss also shot, she's being treated at the hospital now and kron four's the well bell has more off from the victim's family. >>at least 4 victims of the shooting were taken here to a saint louise or regional hospital, one of those victims was steven lucy romero a 6 year-old boy who died from his injuries. >>this is really kind of there's no words to describe. because he was such a happy kid. >>6 years old and always smiling steven romero is grandmother mary belle speaking through her grief sunday night recounting the moment she heard that her grandson was shot and killed at the gilroy garlic festival. >>the call to let us know that he loves her. and the when looking for him from has been to hospital until my son told me that they if this stuff. >>saint louise regional hospital received 6 gunshot victims, including little steven his mother and maternal grandmother, stephen had just celebrated his 6th birthday last month. the rim era family gathered outside the hospital wrapped in blanket s

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year-old boy in attendance with his mother at the time let me show you his picture his name is steven romero. he was there with his mother he was right near the shooting. unfortunately he was shot his mother was also shot in the hand and thus to make he she was rushed to the hospital where she should survive her injuries. unfortunately we heard the news shortly after the mass shooting that little steven did not survive his injuries. we got confirmation, we waited for confirmation from family members before we took to the air. we unfortunately got the confirmation from his heart broken care and mother. here's what she told us about stephen. >>and some uncle my son who had. and then the with when looking for fun. something that they want to. something >>she says that she was trying to rush to get information as well as she was trying to get ahold of family members the father was not here at the time he was making calls as well they were able to track down the mother at a nearby hospital, what again she is expected to survive her injuries 15 other people at least were injured in as we don't kno

she's remembering her grandson steven romero as a loving boy. she was at home when she got the call saying her grandson who was at the event were shot. his mother and grandmother were shot as well and were in the hospital as well. she says she just wants justice for her grandson steven. >> it has to be someone really sick, because shooting a kid. that's a family event. i just hope there's justice and they catch the last person

happen 6-year-old stephen romero is among the dead. his mother and grandmother were also shot, but they are expected to live. let's go toim handley to get the latest. what with are we learning about the suspected gunman. >> reporter: police have identried that shoote as 19-year-old santino legan. he lived within walking distance that have festival. he was shotnd killed after engaging oflsers in a gun battle. according to police leganga y purchased that miautomatic rifle heused elier this nunts inpo nevada. ce believe he bypassed the metal detectors and seurity points by cutting his way through an exterior fce. he randomly fired into the crowd firing more than 40 rounds. some people were trampled runs to safety. again, that 6-year-old boy, a 13-year-old girl and a man in his 20 oz were all killed. the police chief spoke earlier today about the young victims. >> well, i think any time a life is lost it's -- it's tragedy, but when it's young people, it's evense. and it's very difficult. i don't know that there's -- i don't know what, if a

. >> the youngest victim is stephen romero of san jose. his mother and grandmother were also shot. >> a teenager from san jose also died, this is salazar. >> and also killed, 25-year-old trevor irby from new york. he was visiting gilroy with his girl friend who was not hurt in the shooting. his grandmother spoke about how much she would miss him. >> everybody was his friend. i don't care if you met him two days ago, they would become his friend, i mean, that's how, you know, loveable he was. whenever he called he would always say i love you grandma, and i would say, i love you trevor. >> she also said trevor and his girlfriend were deeply in love and when she would ask why they had not gotten married yet, they would say they had plenty of time. the gilroy foundation established a special fund for the victims, and the relief fund will help those affected. we have a link on our website for more on how to donate. >> the impact is being felt throughout the bay area. there was a town hall meeting about youth violence. the meeting waschedg ma p

>> reporter: 12 people were hit by gunfire, including stephen romero's mom and grandmother.eventh grader leslie andres was shot in the leg. the 12 year old is in stable condition. wendy towner and her husband tancisco aguilar were selling honey at this festival stand when both were shot just after the gunman came over a fence. rvwner's brother says the two -yrvived by playing dead. their three-year-old son was saved after a young girl pulled him under a table. tonight at least one victim here is in critical condition and the victims remaining range in age from 12 to 69 years old. we've learned that grief councilors are speaking not just to the families of the victims, but to the doctors, nurses, and staff who rushed in here in the middle of the night. norah? >> o'donnell: thanks to those caregivers and first responders. janet shamlian, thank you so much. more sad news to report, we learned today a 12 year old girl was shot and two moms who fought against gun violence were killed in a very violent weekend in chicago. police say at least 47 people were shot in the city. eight

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maribel romero says her grandson was so loving. she was at home yesterday when she got a call from someone telling her her grandson had been shot. she said she went from hospital to hospital trying to find him. when she finally reached the right location, he had already died. steven's mother and other grandmother were also shot at the garlic festival. she wants justice for her grandson and all of them. >> so far i know the shooter got my daughter-in-law through her stomach. i guess it passed through her side of the stomach and to the baby's back. i'm not sure. grandma got shot through the leg or feet. grandma hasn't been taken care of because they're waiting for insurance. the ceo said they wanted to take care of that -- >> there are more than a dozen hospitalized victims right now from that shooting yesterday. according to a hospital spokesperson, their conditions range from critical to fair. reporting in san jose this morning, jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >>> a rock band named tinman was on stage performing when the shooting happe

. >> we've learned one of the victims killed in a 6-year-old boy named steven romero. he was at the festival with his mother and grandmother who were also shot. police say they ended the carnage after confronting and fatally shooting the gunman. at this point, we do not know who the shooter was or what may have been his motive. let's get to dan who's there with the latest. whap do we know at this hour? >> reporter: investigators are still processing the scene, of course. it's still to the middle of the night here, but they're going to be here for the next several hours. it appears the shooter bypassed security all together. this happened just before 6:00 p.m. they say he hopped over a creek and broke through a fence. amazingly, police engaged the shooter about one minute after the shots began. take a look. >> what's going on? what's going on? >> reporter: chaos and confusion erupting at the gilroy garlic festival in california. with gunfire sending people into a panic. >> i thought it was a firework at first. then i saw him put the weapon up like this. >> we heard pop

his name was steven lucy romero he was 6 years old he was not at the festival with his father, but i did speak with his father who says that getting that phone call that his child and his wife are being transported to the hospital. this just the feeling that he felt was just just indescribable he said i also spoke with his mother. stevhns grandmother who says that you never of course think that anything like this is going to happen to you, but unfortunately that's what they're having to deal with right now they're truly are no words for violence like as i said the 6 year-old boys steven the romero he has passed away his mother was also transported here to saint louise for gunshot wounds, however. here at this he was told that the don'ts treated for gunshot wounds here so his wife did have to be transported to a different hospital, i believe she's jose a valley she it was shot in the head hand as well as in the stomach, she has gone through surgery and is expected to be okay, however according to the grandmother that's here. according to her. the wife's. mom the other grandmother was

stephen romero and keyla salazar remembered in san jose. >> shock is starting to wear off and now they know the loss. that's right,ho is turning to anger. but tonight keyla made her mark here at this school. ace academy. dozens of people came here tonight to celebrate her life. >> we think it's important that the community knows who keyla is. and how important she is for us. >> reporter: keyla's family standing together in front of her old school, showing support for one another at time they're overwhelmed with grief. mother depressiexpressing herse statement read by her sister. >> really cared about other people, animals. our motivation. >> reporter: gunned down by man at gilroy garlic festival on sunday. >> she was a smart, beautiful, vibrant young woman. >> reporter: who just graduated from ace academy. was loved by everyone who knew her. >> was described as sunshine, alwaysli making jokes. and questions. >> reporter: salazar family tries to cope with grief, romero family doing the same at memorial across town, private ceremony to honor six-year-old stephen also gunned down by gunfi

stephen romero died last night at st. louis st. louis. his wife was shot in her hand and he thinks his mother-in-law was shot in her leg. another really shocking thing that he told us was that he actually found out about this shooting when he was at home. he got a call from his wife about the shooting that his son had been shot, and his wife was also shot. so just a lot of heartbreak for this family and of course, for the families of the other two victims. we don't know much about them at this point. reporting live in gilroy this morning, ali wolf for "today in the bay." >> alberto and so many others are going through this morning, just really tough, our prayers are with them. >>> we've been showing you a lot of video. scott mcgrew has been looking through the map to give us more perspective of how that gunman got in to the area. >> you've got a good illustration. >> i do, marcus and laura. we'll start with this one. you've shown the viewer this is one, the broader area. you've got the festival right here in christmas hill park, emergency

three people died from their injuries and putting six-year- old stephen romero. his mother and grandmother were also injured. the grandmother is reportedly getting treatment at valley medical center while the moer was transferred to stanford. >> the other two people who were killed were a 13-year-old girl at a man in his 20s. live in san jose, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> we are ing from the uncle less stephen romero as of the family mourned his loss and states hopeful for the mothers recovery. >> he is a very outgoing boy. very well mannered. he was very empathetic. he was a good kid. the bullet that hit stephen in the back traveled to his body and hit her in the abdomen as well. >> a very devastating time for this family and you can see it is still a very active seen on possible ground. this video from earlier this morning showing the fbi and dozens of other law enforcement are still investigating the taped off festival. you can see the tenants are also scattered through the grounds and it is still not clear what people will be able to pick up their belongings that

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stephen romero of san jose. his mother was also shot and remains in the hospital tonight . in the middle is a photo of kayla salazar. she was 13. also from san jose. the third victim was a 25-year- old from upstate new york but had been living in santa cruz and was at the festival yesterday with his girlfriend. >> we have a team of reporters on the story. we have the latest on the investigation. we have the story of the 13- year-old victim who was ready to celebrate her next birthday. first we are at city hall hundreds gather to mourn tonight but also to declare unity and strength. >> reporter: this tragedy is about as bad as anyone can imagine. but bringing out the best qualities of the city. tonight people were urged to become better, not bitter in the aftermath. amid candles and tears, shock that a mass shooting happened, not only in gilroy but at its beloved community event. >> the garlic festival is our annual showcase to the world and to ourselves about the best we can be. >> reporter: speakers insist the best of gilroy was on display as much as ever. >> i recall the

a 6-year-old boy, steven romero was with his mother and grandmother. keyla salazar became separated during the chaos. her mom said he thought kayla had slipped and fallen trying to are up away from the gunfire. she didn't realize until later this her daughter had been shot. 25 year old trevor irby. yesterday, governor newsome described meeting with the shooting survivors at valley medical center and talked about the trauma they experienced even though they are expected to physically recover from their gunshot wounds. >> i met a woman whose husband was shot. she was shot. i asked her, she had connectd with her 3 year old on the scene. she said she hasn't yet. she talked about the couple of the 3 year old who all she wanted was to go with mommy and daddy when they got on the ambulance. this is america. >> reporter: the governor also met with a 12-year-old girl at valley medical snowful she was shot this the leg at the festival while playing in the bounce house. we are hoping to get an update this morning from officials at valley medvering from their guns

that 6-year-old, steven romero. you see our colleague dan ashley, he is actually live in gilroy right now because he's field anchoring for us as we get the latest information as of what's coming out about the suspect and those vic timtz. >> yeah. let's check and see if dan is set at this point. they were getting organized and ready -- no? all right. we'll keep going with what we have here now and, again, such a tragedy when you talk about especially the young people involved. we mentioned steven romero and kayla salazar as well as 25-year-old trevor irby. irby was from new york. he graduated from cuca college in 2017 where he was employed. gilroy's police chief had a hard time today when he was talking about the victims. >> i think any time a life is lost, it's a tragedy. but when it's young people, it's even worse. >> that 6-year-old as we say has been identified as steven romero. look at that smile. he was at the festival with his mother and maternal grandmother. they, too, were shot, but they are expected to surv

family so he created go fund me pages for the salazar's and for the family of 6 year-old stephen romero. >>she's from san jose. she came into your town and celebrated life in. you know all the good things you do when you go to a garlic festival never expected to be one of the ones that don't get to go home we created 1, 4, and thank god, the people are seeing it responding the same way that they responded to little steven so their families also reached out to me and thank me in ankle there's no thank you it's it's something i think we're obligated to do. >>you know each community from where these victims are from is really trying to support the families kayla's parents are planning to organize a vigil for her in the next couple of days so that people can pay their respects. >>and we're also hearing from the family of a 12 year-old girl who was injured there at the garlic festival. 12 year-old leslie andres was with her family when the gunman opened fire. she was shot in the leg the bullet actually passed straight through so she won't need surgery. per se but she will remain valid medica

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.>>> six- year-old stephen romero was playing near kids bounce house when he was shot in the bullet went through him and into his er s grandmother was also shot.'s uncle says he was a great kid. >> he was a very outgoing boy. very well mannered. he was very empathetic. he was a really good kid. he just turned six in june. >> the third victim wascollege trevor irby. he was there with his fiancie at the festival, sarah warner, who survived. tonight, his grandmother said the two were inseparable. >> oh, god, she loved him. i mean, i think she actually worshiped the ground that kid walked on. i mean, she would do anything for him and he would do anything for her. and i just would always say when are you guys getting married. and oh grandma we have all kinds of time. >> tonight we show you how the community is coming together to mourn and heal. >> reporter: less than 24 hours after the mass shooting at the gilroy garlic festival, hundreds turned out tonight at two vigils to share in their pain and r streth. >> reporter: you can see the grief on the faces of so many in the crowd tonight who ne

he tells us three members of the romero family were shot. the boy taken to st.is hospital where sadly he died. his mother and grandmother among those shot and still recovering at a san jose hospital. stephen's father says his son just celebrated hadis birthday at legoland. you see the photos here. he's heartbroken. >> i m i can putthat we are expecting a conference at 10:00 this morning. of course, we will bring that to you live right here on nbc bay area as it airs. make sure you stay with "nbc bay area news" for the latest updates. you can also find the latest right now on our website, nbcbayarea.com. >> it is 4:36. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay" a big announcement expected from the drug industry. how it could affect what you pay for prescription medication. >>> plus a new champion and a multimillionaire in the world of fortnite. a look at the new and young champion, and what it took to get to the top. >>> and othis monday morning we're keeping tabs on your morning commute. things getting backed up just a tad here at the bay bridge approach at the to

she's remembering her grandson steven romero as a loving boy. maribel romero says she was at home when she got the call saying her grandson who was at the event were shot. his mother and grandmother were shot as well and were in the hospital as well. she says she just wants justice for her grandson steven. >> it has to be someone really sick, because shooting a kid. that's a family event. i just hope there's justice and they catch the last person or the other person and that there's justice. i want justice for my grandson. >> reporter: again, according to city officials, four people have been killed. that includes the suspect, that being the fourth person. vay ear still investigating to see, as there may be another person involved in this crime. live in san jose this morning, jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >> jobina, thank you. gilroy's police chief scott smithee talked about the shooting. >> he spoke about the possible second suspect and the efforts being made to catch him. >> we have assistance from literally dozens of law enforcement agencies ac

. >> all are young, and the youngest is 6-year-old steve romero of san jose, and his mother and grandmother were also shot. >> and 13-year-old kayla salazar would have celebrated her birthday this weekend. >> and also killed, 25-year-old trevor irby from new york, and he was visiting his girlfriend who was not hurt in the shooting. >> everybody was his friend. i don't care if he met them two days ago they would become his friend, that's how, you know, loveable he was. whenever he called he would always say i love you, grandma, and i would say i love you, trevor. >> she said trevor and his girlfriend were deeply in love, and when she asked why they had not gotten married yet, they would say they have plenty of time. >> and a special fund will help those affected. the silicon valley community foundation donated $10,000, and we have a link on our website for more on how to donate. >>> the shooting has raised more questions about guns. abc7 news reporter, cornell barnard was there. >> two children and one young man, they are gone. >> there were thoughts and prayers for the victims. >> we ask yo

last night the two youngest victims of the gilroy shooting were remembered, stephen romero and keyla salah zha. >> cheryl hurd has more. >> we think it's important that the community knows who keyla is and how important she is for us. >> keyla's family standing together in front of her old school showing support for one another at a time when they are overwhelmed with grief. her mother expressing herself through a statement, read by her sister. >> keyla was a beautiful children that really cared for other people and she cared about animals and she was our motivation. >> reporter: their motivation gunned down by a man at the gilroy garlic festival on sunday. >> she was a smart, beautiful, vibrant young woman. >> reporter: who just graduated from eighth in power academy. she was loved by everyone who knew her. >> she was described as sunshine, somebody who was always smiling, making jokes and quizzing them with her questions. >> as the salazar family tries to cope with their grief, the romero family was doing the same at a memorial across town at a private ceremony to honor 6-year-old

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n hisme was stephen romero. his mother and grandmother were also shot, but they survived. >> the gunman opened fire yesrday afternoon at the gilroy garlic festival. it's 0 miles south of san jose at northern california, and that is where nbc's jennifer bjork n bjorklund joins us live. in reporter: good even. the gates were about to close and the people were coming out here when the gunfire started. investigator this morning swarmed a house a mile, mile and a half from here looking for clues. it was the family home of the leged shooter, and they say even with all their investigation they are not very much closer to figuring out why he oened fire here.s >> someone' shooting. >> reporter: gunfire at gilroy garlic >> this is actually crazy. >> reporter: confusion and terror rippling through the crowd and witness say as many as 40 rounds fired. >> there was like a pot. we just -- we both turned and saw standing there and he was reloading his gun. >> reporter: police engaging and killing the suspected gunm fi en legan

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they're being remembered tonight at the gilmore and police department they are 6 year-old stephen romero, 13 year-old kayla salazar and trevor are be who's in his 20's. >>kron four's michelle kingston live for us tonight at that vigil, michelle a very very somber night for gilroy and beyond. >>it sure is it is absolutely heartbreaking and the people here are showing just that there'ssprobably 3 to 500 people it's difficult to really count. but just a swarm of people are now here for just outside of the police station outside the gilroy a library of families here kids are here everyone just gathering to remember the 3 victims 6 year-old stephen romero, 13 year-old kayla salazar and trevor the who was in his 20's and of course all of those people who were also injured at this vigil is set to begin at 6 they pushed it back to 6.30 they say they're going to start with a community prayer and then they're going to invite anybody who would like to to come up and speaks a few words if they would like again just a very incredible. couple of very emotional days here for the people in gilroy back t

rkstephen romero and keyla salazar. >> her family says she was head by gunfire and died instantly. we spoke to the victim's aunt and she believes keyla was one of the first victims. one minute they were enjoying a quiet moment with her mother, stepfather and sisters and a barrage of gunfire suddenly the entire family was running for their lives. police forced them all to evacuate and leave keyla behind. . >> we thought she was alive. like we thought she was in surgery. we thought that she would be, you know, like taken care of at the hospital. but we never thought she would be deceased. . >> they found the truth about 7 hours after the shooting. keyla would have turned 14 on saturday. and now the family hopes keyl's death sparks change. >>> stephen romero was playing near a kids bounce house when he was shot. the bullet went through him and into his more's abdomen. his grandmother was shot. stephen's uncle says he was a great kid. . >> very outgoing boy. very well-mannered. he was very empathetic. he was a really good kid. he just turned 6 in june. . >> the third victim was a recen