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7 people killed in California community: officials

Half Moon Bay, Calif. –

Officials say seven people were killed in two related shootings Monday at a mushroom farm and a trucking company in a coastal community south of San Francisco, and one suspect is being held. detention, officials said.

San Mateo County Board of Supervisors President Dave Pine said four people were killed on the farm and three at the trucking business on the outskirts of Half Moon Bay, a city about 30 miles from San Francisco. 48 km) to the south.

It’s not clear how the locations are connected, though Pine said the suspect works for one of the businesses. He called the suspect a “disgruntled worker.”

California Senator Josh Becker, who represents the region, said people were killed in separate shootings. San Mateo County Supervisor David Canepa tweeted that a shooting happened at a mushroom farm.

The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office tweeted shortly before 5 p.m. that a suspect was in custody.

“There is no ongoing threat to the community at this time,” the sheriff’s office said.

Television footage from the area showed officers apprehending a man without incident.

Aerial television images also showed police collecting evidence from a farm with dozens of greenhouses.

The shooting followed the deaths of 11 people late Saturday at a dance hall in Southern California.

Dave Pine, president of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, said in a statement: “We are heartbroken by today’s tragedy in Half Moon Bay. “We don’t even have time to grieve for those who lost their lives in the terrible Monterey Park shooting. Gun violence must end.”

California Governor Gavin Newsom tweeted that he was “at the hospital meeting with victims of a mass shooting when I was dragged away to be informed of another shooting. This time at Half Moon Bay. Tragedy after tragedy.”



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