Fatal shooting sent panic through Spirit Halloween store. Teen under arrest
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Set us as preferred After a deadly shooting at a Spirit Halloween store in the San Francisco Bay Area that sent people “running and screaming,” a teenage boy has been arrested.The Fairfield Police Department on Monday arrested the 17-year-old boy on suspicion of fatally shooting a pregnant woman and injuring several others inside the Halloween-themed store on Friday.The teen’s name has not been shared because he is a minor.But the department said in a statement that the Suisun City resident had previously been arrested, sentenced and released in connection with a separate shooting that took place in the parking lot of a local high school after hours in 2025.In Friday’s shooting at the Solano Town Center, 31-year-old Constance Hages was killed, and six others were injured.
One person remained in critical condition as of Sunday, Michelle Belyea, a spokesperson for the Fairfield Police Department, said at a news conference Monday.Police said the suspect entered the Spirit Halloween store at around 8:30 p.m.“Once inside, the suspect observed another customer, who investigators believe was his intended target.
The suspect then produced a firearm and fired multiple rounds at the victim,” police said.The gunfire struck a total of seven people.
According to police, the suspect fled the scene within minutes, just as police officers arrived.Fairfield police said in the statement they identified the boy as the shooting suspect within hours of an initial 911 call.A Fairfield police school resource officer reviewed surveillance footage from the store and identified the suspect as a former student.
He provided the information to detectives, who arrested the boy at a residence in Suisun City on Monday.Fairfield police said the minor is facing charges of murder and attempted murder in Friday’s shooting.The Solano County dist...