The teenager who opened fire with an assault rifle at a weekend food festival in...
LOS ANGELES - The teenager who opened fire with an assault rifle at a weekend food festival in Northern California, killing three people, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, autopsy results announced on Friday found.
Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee insisted the three officers who exchanged fire with Legan were still heroes, saying the casualty toll would likely have been higher had they not engaged the gunman as quickly as they did, within seconds after he began shooting. The gunman initially fell to his knees, then to the ground. But he managed at some point to squeeze off a final round from his gun into his own head, Smithee said.
The precise number of rounds fired by police and the number striking the suspect would be detailed in a full autopsy report, to be made public later, along with toxicology tests, Smithee added.
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