Stockton mass shooting update: Masked gunmen fired at least 50 rounds from multiple firearms, sheriff says
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At least 50 rounds were fired by multiple masked gunmen during an attack at a crowded banquet hall that left three children and an adult dead in Stockton, San Joaquin Sheriff Patrick Withrow said Tuesday during an update to the investigation of the deadly mass shooting.The shell casings littered across the floor of what had been a child’s birthday party on Nov.
29 also indicate at least five different firearms were used, Withrow said, adding that investigators are still processing evidence, video and tips in their investigation.A wall inside the banquet hall was left splattered with blood.But 10 days after the shooting left four people dead, 11 wounded, and a city rattled, Withrow pleaded with the community to remain patient, saying it could still be weeks or months before arrests are made and the community receives answers.
“I know this is going to be difficult, but this is not going to be in a week or two we’ve got an answer and we start arresting people — you have to know that,” Withrow said.“This is going to take months to process all this, figure out who did this.”The victims were identified by family members as Maya Lupian, 8; Journey Rose Reotutar Guerrero, 8; Amari Peterson, 14; and Susano Archuleta, 21.“It makes me feel like I’m in a nightmare, I’m in the Twilight Zone ever since this happened,” said Patrick Peterson, Amari’s father.
Peterson’s daughter was also wounded in the shooting, but recovered.On Tuesday, Peterson stood next to Stockton Vice Mayor Jason Lee during a news conference at City Hall.Peterson urged anyone with information on the shooters to come forward.
“I hope that you do the right thing because at the end of the day, if you don’t do the right thing, it’s just going to keep happening,” he said.Lee agreed, saying, “There’s nothing else to talk about other than to catch the people who are responsible.”On Tuesd...