Authorities say 67-year-old killed four and wounded one at a mushroom farm then killed three more at a trucking firm
An agricultural worker in northernallegedly killed seven people as part of a “workplace violence incident”, the state’s third deadly mass shooting in little more than a week.
The violence in Half Moon Bay has devastated the coastal city of 12,000 people, an agriculture hub known for producing pumpkins and flowers, particularly the area’s farmworkers, many of whom are immigrants. “Many of these workers came to this country to work and provide for their families.
“All of the evidence we have points to this being the instance of workplace violence,” Corpus said. “The only known connection between the victims and the suspect is that they may have been coworkers.”Photograph: Laure Andrillon/Reuters FBI agents are assisting the investigation, the agency said Tuesday, offering forensic and technical support and victim services and trying to determine how the gunman acquired the weapon. Corpus said he used a semi-automatic gun that was recovered from his vehicle, and told CNN on Tuesday that the weapon was legally owned and registered to the suspect.on Tuesday morning from the White House, calling again on Congress to reinstate a nationwide ban on assault weapons.
At a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, the governor and other elected officials called for action to address the constant gun violence that plagues America.
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