One killed in shooting at site of California World Cup fan zone

One person was killed and another seriously injured on Sunday in a shooting at a popular entertainment ​spot in San Jose, California, that has been hosting a World ‌Cup “fan zone” screening matches, police said.There were no World Cup games being screened at the time of the shooting, with the only match of the day in the ​tournament finishing around 2 p.m.local time.“One victim was ​pronounced deceased on scene.

The second victim was transported to a ⁠local hospital with life-threatening injuries,” San Jose police said in a ​post on social media platform X.“This incident is being investigated as a homicide.​Several surrounding streets are closed in the area.”The incident occurred at San Pedro Square, one of several places in the San Francisco Bay Area where huge crowds have ​gathered for lively “watch parties” showing World Cup matches on big screens.The Bay ​Area has hosted five World Cup matches so far, with the last game a ‌knockout ⁠match on Wednesday between Bosnia and co-hosts the United States.A Reuters journalist at the scene saw a heavy police presence, multiple police vehicles and a person on a stretcher partially covered by a white sheet being rushed ​away from the ​area by people ⁠in uniforms.The scene was cordoned off and most bars in the area were closed after the incident.A security guard, ​who declined to be named because she was not ​authorized to ⁠speak to the media, said she saw the injured person in distress.“The person was still moaning and groaning.

There was blood around his neck and upper ⁠back,” ​she said.“Police were talking to security and a ​couple of witnesses.”There are several dozen fan zones across the Bay Area....