Pregnant Woman Killed in Shooting at California Halloween Store
WHO:
KCRA - Fairfield police identified the woman killed as 31-year-old Constance Hages.
KCRA - Hages’s family told investigators she was pregnant; authorities said the Solano County coroner would confirm the information.
KCRA - Three male victims, ages 16, 19 and 32, remained in critical condition.
KCRA - A 23-year-old man was hospitalized in critical but stable condition.
KCRA - Two other male victims, ages 19 and 43, were treated and released.
KCRA - Madeline Francia said she had been inside the store shortly before the shooting and left just minutes before gunfire began.
KCRA - Rachel Segura said she had visited the store with her children earlier that day.
KCRA - The FBI’s Sacramento office is assisting Fairfield police with the investigation.
NY Post - Law enforcement officials had not released the shooter’s identity.
WHAT:
KCRA - A shooting inside a Spirit Halloween store left one woman dead and six people injured.
KCRA - Newly obtained video showed shoppers ducking for cover; it captured a loud bang, a woman saying, “Oh my God,” and someone repeatedly pleading, “Please, please, please.”
KCRA - Emergency dispatch audio captured authorities evacuating and clearing the shopping center. A dispatcher said, “We've got approximately 30 people exiting the mall.”
KCRA - Francia said, “We decided the line was too long, and we'd already been waiting there a half hour or so.” She later saw police rush in with guns and said, “I saw cops rushing in with guns.”
KCRA - Segura said, “It just blows my mind,” and said the incident made her more cautious about taking her children out without other family members: “Because you don't know.”
KCRA - The Solano Town Center canceled its planned Halloween trick-or-treating event.
KCRA - Authorities had announced no arrests and had not publicly identified the person they were seeking.
WHERE:
NY Post - The shooting occurred inside the Spirit Halloween store at Solano Town Center in Fairfield, California.
KCRA - The FBI office assisting with the investigation is in Sacramento.
WHY:
KCRA - Investigators believed the shooting stemmed from a targeted incident involving one suspect.
HOW:
KCRA - Authorities worked to evacuate and clear the shopping center; police were seen rushing into the store with guns.
KCRA - People with information were asked to contact Fairfield police at 707-428-7600 or email 1030mall@fairfield.ca.gov.
(UPDATED November 1, 2026 17:56 UTC)
A shooting inside Fairfield’s Spirit Halloween store killed one woman and injured six others. Police identified the victim as 31-year-old Constance Hages; three injured people remained critical. Investigators believe one suspect targeted someone, and the FBI is assisting police.