18-year-old killed, 3 wounded including child, 11, in shooting at California graduation
Key takeaways
- “The event was attended by approximately 1,000 people with hundreds of potential witnesses to this tragedy,” police in Fairfield, in Solano County, said in a statement Thursday.
- Investigators are in the process of interviewing those witnesses as they piece together what happened at an event filled with new graduates and their families.
- The shooting occurred in the parking lot at Fairfield High School at 7:15 p.m., Fairfield Police Officer Michelle Belyea said at a Wednesday evening news conference.
People drop off balloons at Fairfield High School in Fairfield, Calif., on Thursday, a day after a deadly shooting. (Santiago Mejia / San Francisco Chronicle via AP) By Seamus Bozeman Follow June 4, 2026 8:46 PM PT 2 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X Linked In Threads Reddit Whats App Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.
A crowd was on hand Wednesday evening at the close of a Northern California high school graduation ceremony when a shooter killed one teenager and wounded three other people, including an 11-year-old child, officials said.
“The event was attended by approximately 1,000 people with hundreds of potential witnesses to this tragedy,” police in Fairfield, in Solano County, said in a statement Thursday.