The gunman knew all the victims either personally or through business, and the shooting was 'not a random act of violence,' authorities said.
Authorities have released new information about the victims of the country's latest mass shooting, which occurred Wednesday evening in Orange, California.
Lieutenant Jennifer Amat, an Orange Police Department spokesperson, said at a news conference Thursday that both the fifth victim, who is an adult female, and the shooter remain at the hospital in critical but stable condition. The hospitalized victim was found in the courtyard of the business complex along with the 9-year-old boy.
Authorities said Thursday the gunman knew all of the victims either personally or through business. The child victim, police said, is believed to be the son of one of the victims who worked at the business. The suspect was identified Thursday as Aminadab Gaxiola Gonzalez, a 44-year-old Fullerton man. At the scene, police recovered a semi-automatic handgun and a backpack with pepper spray, handcuffs and ammunition, all of which authorities believe belonged to the suspect.
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