Pregnant Woman Identified as Fairfield Halloween Store Shooting Victim
WHO:
San Francisco Chronicle - Fairfield Police Chief Dan Marshall said one victim died at the scene and three were critically injured.
San Francisco Chronicle - U.S. Representative John Garamendi, a Democrat representing Fairfield, said he was monitoring the shooting and supported law enforcement’s search for the suspect.
San Francisco Chronicle - Suisun City Mayor Alma Hernandez said the city’s officers helped search before being released.
KCRA - The victim killed was identified as Constance Hages, a 31-year-old woman who was pregnant.
KCRA - The six wounded victims ranged in age from 16 to 43. Four remained hospitalized in critical but stable condition: a 16-year-old boy, a 19-year-old man, a 32-year-old man, and a 23-year-old man. Two men, ages 19 and 43, were released after treatment for gunshot wounds.
KCRA - Witness Miena Davis said shoppers fled after a second round of popping sounds. “Everything froze and was like, ‘What was that?’” she said. She also described hearing a mother cry out for her child.
KCRA - Spirit Halloween said it would cooperate with local law enforcement and expressed condolences to victims’ families.
CNN - Fairfield Police Chief Dan Marshall said three of the six wounded people were in critical condition; he did not disclose identifying details about the victims.
CNN - David Bernal told KCRA that his wife was near the store’s wig section when the shooting began and escaped through an emergency exit; he said she was “still in shock.”
ABC News - Fairfield police reported that one person was killed and six people were injured.
KCRA - Suisun City police said they were assisting Fairfield police through mutual aid; officers were searching for a suspect.
KCRA - California Highway Patrol was assisting police with traffic control and clearing buildings.
KCRA - KCRA 3 reporter Denzen Cortez reported that many officers appeared to be concentrating on the Spirit Halloween store.
KCRA - A witness told Cortez that his wife was inside the store when she heard gunshots and people ran.
WHAT:
San Francisco Chronicle - Chief Dan Marshall said there was no ongoing threat to the public.
San Francisco Chronicle - Javier Espinoza and his girlfriend, Alicia Reyes, hid with other shoppers, lifted a security fence to escape, and were driven to a relative’s home by a stranger. Espinoza said they had been unable to sleep afterward.
San Francisco Chronicle - A woman who said her son was injured returned to the mall to retrieve keys she had lost during the commotion.
San Francisco Chronicle - Fairfield police urged residents to remain vigilant, look out for one another, and report suspicious activity.
San Francisco Chronicle - A separate shooting at a Spirit Halloween store in Madison Heights, Michigan, killed a 21-year-old Detroit man; police took another 21-year-old man into custody.
KCRA - Police said they believed the shooting stemmed from a targeted incident involving one suspect; no one had been detained. Detectives were reviewing video footage and other evidence.
KCRA - The mall canceled its planned Mall-O-Ween trick-or-treating event. Spirit Halloween said the store would remain closed until further notice.
KCRA - The FBI Sacramento Evidence Response Team was being deployed to assist Fairfield police.
CNN - Fairfield police said officers responded to the shooting at 8:30 p.m. local time and described the scene as an active crime scene in a Facebook post.
CNN - Solano Town Center’s website lists more than 130 shops and restaurants; the mall is scheduled to host “Mall-O-Ween!” Saturday evening, including mall-wide trick-or-treating for children.
NBC News - Police said a manhunt was underway for the shooter.
ABC News - A shooting killed one person and injured six others.
NY Post - One person was killed and six were injured in a shooting inside a Spirit Halloween store.
KCRA - Police described the incident as an active-shooter incident and were searching for a suspect.
KCRA - The witness said his wife estimated hearing “5, 6, 7 shots” as people ran.
KCRA - Fairfield police were expected to address the media at 11:30 p.m.
WHERE:
CNN - Fairfield is about 45 miles northeast of San Francisco.
ABC News - The shooting occurred at a Spirit Halloween store inside Solano Town Center in Fairfield, California.
NY Post - The shooting occurred inside a Bay Area Spirit Halloween store at a shopping mall.
KCRA - The incident was at Solano Town Center in Fairfield.
WHY:
San Francisco Chronicle - Witnesses to the separate Madison Heights shooting said it followed a brief altercation between the suspect and victim.
HOW:
KCRA - Shoppers broke open a gate leading back into the mall to escape, Davis said.
KCRA - Suisun City police provided mutual aid, while California Highway Patrol assisted with traffic control and building clearance.
(UPDATED November 1, 2026 01:56 UTC)
A shooting at Fairfield’s Solano Town Center killed a pregnant woman and wounded six others. Police say it appears targeted, and detectives are searching for the suspect. Four wounded people remain hospitalized in critical but stable condition; the mall Halloween event was canceled.
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(UPDATED October 31, 2026 21:56 UTC)
A shooting at Fairfield’s Solano Town Center killed pregnant woman Constance Hages and wounded six people. Police believe it was targeted; the suspect remains at large. Four wounded people remain hospitalized, and the mall canceled Halloween festivities.
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(UPDATED October 31, 2026 12:58 UTC)
A shooting at Fairfield’s Solano Town Center killed one person and wounded six others. Three of the injured were in critical condition, and police searched for the shooter. The shooting happened inside a Spirit Halloween store, where a witness’s wife escaped.
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(UPDATED October 31, 2026 09:58 UTC)
A shooting at Fairfield’s Solano Town Center Spirit Halloween store killed one person and injured six. Police are searching for the shooter, while Suisun City officers provide mutual aid. California Highway Patrol is helping control traffic and clear buildings as the search continues.
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(UPDATED October 31, 2026 08:58 UTC)
A shooting inside Fairfield’s Solano Town Center Spirit Halloween killed one person and injured six others. Police are searching for a suspect after describing the incident as an active-shooter situation. Nearby officers provided mutual aid, while California Highway Patrol helped control traffic and clear buildings.