A 6-year-old boy was among those killed in last night's mass shooting at a California garlic festival. 'He was a really happy, loving boy,' his grandmother told KGO. 'I want justice for my grandson.'
Authorities are investigating the social media posts made by the suspected gunman in a California festival shooting that killed three people and injured more than a dozen others in an effort to determine a motive in the attack.
Investigators are aware of recent posts Legan wrote on Instagram that include white supremacist themes, multiple law enforcement officials briefed on the probe told ABC News. One entry, which criticizes the garlic festival, appears to have been posted Sunday from the event, showing crowds of attendees.
An assault-type rifle legally purchased in Nevada on July 9 and believed to have been bought by Legan was used in the attack, authorities said. The motive is not known and no other accomplices are suspected of being involved in the shooting, officials said Monday."He was a really happy, loving boy," Maribel Romero, the boy's grandmother, told ABC San Francisco station KGO."I want justice for my grandson."
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and St. Louise Regional Hospital received a total of 11 patients with gunshot wounds from the shooting, according to Joy Alexiou, a public information officer at Santa Clara Valley Health System, which runs both hospitals. "His gun was pointed to the ground, he was trying to put another clip in it and then he started walking to the left, away from us, and he started shooting," Marquez told ABC News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos in an interview Monday on"Good Morning America.""My niece was actually a hero," Marquez said."She grabbed him and hid him under the table so he didn't get shot.""One's in stable and one's in critical condition," Low said.
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