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A young couple embrace at the festival's car park. AP
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Emergency services at the scene at the entrance of Christmas Hill Park, where the Gilroy Garlic Festival was taking place. EPA
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Fire and law enforcement officers gather. EPA
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Paramedics prepare a gurney at Gilroy High School. At least 15 people were wounded in the shooting.
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Police officers stand guard. EPA
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Festival attendees are whisked away from the scene on buses. AP
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Festival attendees are whisked away from the scene on buses. AP
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Gilroy Garlic festival volunteer Denise Buessing, left, embraces fellow volunteer Marsha Struzik after the shooting. AP
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Festival attendees are whisked away from the scene on buses. AP
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This screen grab taken from a handout video footage shows people running away from gunshots. AFP
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Ana Lilia Cano, left, with daughter Paulina Perez, and Gildardo Leyva, right, wait for relatives. AFP
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Police stand guard. AFP
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People leave the Gilroy Garlic Festival following a deadly shooting. AFP
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Emergency workers at the scene. Reuters
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A young couple embrace at the festival's car park. AP
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Emergency services at the scene at the entrance of Christmas Hill Park, where the Gilroy Garlic Festival was taking place. EPA
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Fire and law enforcement officers gather. EPA
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Paramedics prepare a gurney at Gilroy High School. At least 15 people were wounded in the shooting.
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Police officers stand guard. EPA
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Festival attendees are whisked away from the scene on buses. AP
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Festival attendees are whisked away from the scene on buses. AP
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Gilroy Garlic festival volunteer Denise Buessing, left, embraces fellow volunteer Marsha Struzik after the shooting. AP
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Festival attendees are whisked away from the scene on buses. AP
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This screen grab taken from a handout video footage shows people running away from gunshots. AFP
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Ana Lilia Cano, left, with daughter Paulina Perez, and Gildardo Leyva, right, wait for relatives. AFP
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Police stand guard. AFP
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People leave the Gilroy Garlic Festival following a deadly shooting. AFP
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Emergency workers at the scene. Reuters
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A young couple embrace at the festival's car park. AP
Three dead as gunman opens fire at California food festival
The shooter was killed but police said he may have an accomplice
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29 July, 2019
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