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  "id": 17371249,
  "title": "Shooting at California Halloween store kills one, wounds six",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/shooting-at-california-halloween-store-kills-one-wounds-six",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T08:18:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/10/1567645/shooting-california-halloween-store-kills-one-wounds-six"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A shooting at a Halloween store in Fairfield, California, claimed one life and left six others injured on Friday evening, according to police. The incident, which occurred around 8:30 PM local time, took place at a Spirit Halloween store within Solano Town Centre mall, approximately 47 miles northeast of San Francisco. Fairfield Police Chief Dan Marshall informed reporters that one individual had been killed and six others sustained gunshot wounds, with at least three of the injured in critical condition. As of late Friday, the crime scene remained active and under investigation, with police yet to identify the perpetrator. No surrounding areas outside the mall were placed under lockdown following the shooting, which occurred hours before Halloween festivities were set to begin.",
  "summary": "SAN FRANCISCO: A shooting at a Halloween store in northern California killed one person and wounded six on Friday, police said, adding investigators had not yet identified who was responsible.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Shooting leaves 1 dead and 6 wounded at Solano Town Center in Fairfield, California police say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/shooting-leaves-1-dead-and-6-wounded-at-solano-town-center-in",
        "published": "2026-10-31T07:36:26.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "California Halloween Store Mass Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 6 Injured",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/california-halloween-store-mass-shooting-leaves-1-dead-6-injured",
        "published": "2026-10-31T08:45:49.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Shooting at California Halloween store kills one, wounds six",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/shooting-at-california-halloween-store-kills-one-wounds-six-17375223",
        "published": "2026-10-31T09:02:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Shooting at California Halloween store kills one, wounds six",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/shooting-at-california-halloween-store-kills-one-wounds-six-17374199",
        "published": "2026-10-31T09:26:32.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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