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A mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival on Sunday prompted immediate reaction from politicians including Gov. Gavin Newsom, who called the violence “horrific.”
a man and a woman sitting on a bench: Unidentified attendees react outside the scene of a shooting during the Gilroy Garlic Festival along Miller Avenue near Gilroy High School on July 28, 2019 in Gilroy, CA.
© Cody Glenn / Special To The Chronicle Unidentified attendees react outside the scene of a shooting during the Gilroy Garlic Festival along Miller Avenue near Gilroy High School on July 28, 2019 in Gilroy, CA.
“This is nothing short of horrific,” he said on Twitter. “Tonight, CA stands with the Gilroy community. My office is monitoring the situation closely. Grateful for the law enforcement’s efforts and their continued work as this situation develops.”
President Trump weighed in briefly shortly after the shooting, focusing on reports that police were pursuing a suspect.
“Law Enforcement is at the scene of shootings in Gilroy, California,” Trump tweeted. “Reports are that shooter has not yet been apprehended. Be careful and safe!”
California Sen. Kamala Harris, a Democrat who hopes to unseat Trump and has pushed for stronger gun control, said the country needed to do more to stop its “gun violence epidemic.”
“Simply horrific,” Harris said on Twitter. “I’m grateful to the first responders who are on the scene in Gilroy, and my thoughts are with that community tonight. Our country has a gun violence epidemic that we cannot tolerate.”
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Dublin, also sought to make a statement about the nation’s gun laws.
“My heart breaks for all of our Bay Area neighbors who attended the #GilroyGarlicFestival,” he tweeted. “We need gun reform and we need it now. #EnoughIsEnough.”
Among others who reacted on Twitter were Apple CEO Tim Cook, who said, “Deeply saddened by the news of the shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, a beloved community tradition in Northern California.”
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo tweeted, “Praying for lives and recoveries of each of the shooting victims at #GilroyGarlicFestival.”
