Five killed in shooting at Halloween party in California

Derek Hawkins and Diana Paul, Washington Post

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Saturday, November 2, 2019 2:56 PM CDT

According to police in the San Francisco Bay Area, five people were killed and several were injured when gunfire exploded at an Halloween rental on an Airbnb rental in Orinda, California on Thursday night.

Shooting started just before 11 pm. In the Posh Hillside community about 17 miles east of downtown San Francisco, officers depicted a chaotic scene of more than 100 frightened party attendees scattered around the property, some of which cared for fresh wounds and others ran away at night. Hit

According to a statement released by the Sheriff Friday, three victims were found dead at the scene, and the other died at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, the trauma center in Contra Costa County. The sheriff said the fifth victim was killed in the hospital late Friday night.

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According to the police, all victims were under 30 years old and were Tiyon Farley (22). Omar Taylor, 24; Ramon Hill Jr., 23; Kevin County, 29; And Oshiana Tompkins, 19. All of them come from the Bay Area.

According to the police, the ambulance took people to the hospital before midnight. Hospital spokesman Ben Drew told John Muir Medical Center that one victim was in serious condition, one patient was in serious condition, and the other was treated and released.

Late Friday, police did not reveal the suspect and did not reveal the cause of the shooting. Police officers found two guns at home and tried to see if they were used for shooting or for other crimes. The police said investigators were investigating the casings, interviewing the witnesses, and analyzing other evidence.

Orinda police officer David Cook called the investigation "very complex."

"This is a large area with a lot of people and we are still trying to wrap it exactly with what happened," he told reporters Friday.

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It hasn't recorded a murder in seven years, and a fatal explosion in Oridna, a nearly 18,000 wealthy community recently named Forbes Magazine as one of the "friendly cities in the United States," resulting in neighboring and local officials. I did.

"This is a tragedy of unimaginable gravity," said Orinda Mayor Inga Miller.

California governor Gavin Newsom has called for Congress to pass gun control legislation in response to a shooting on Twitter. "This will barely make the news today. That's what makes us numb about it." "Our heart hurts to the victims and all those affected by this terrible tragedy."

Airbnb's Brian Chesky chief executive Saturday said the company is currently banning the "party house" and doubled our efforts to stop the fight against unauthorized parties and acted harsh host and guest "We're working to get rid of it. The actions taken by Airbnb include manually screening bookings marked" high risk "and creating a" quick response team "for the party house, he said.

The company can remove users who violate the new policy, Chesky said.

"We should do better and we will do it," tweeted. "I can't allow it."

Police said they received two noise reports at 9:19 pm on 9:19 pm on Halloween night. About 20 minutes after the second call, police officers were dispatched to see what happened. Around 10:50 pm on the day the gunshots were reported, police said that people arrived "via the Bay Area" for this event and the event was promoted on social media as "Airbnb Mansion Party".

This property owner, Michael Wang, said in his chronicle he rented a house to a woman who claimed to be organizing a 12-person family reunion.

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Wang checked his home security camera after receiving noise complaints from neighbors on Thursday. He told Chronicle that he observed more than a dozen people inside and called the police. The king said, “They were on their way there to stop them, but before we arrived, our neighbors had already sent a message that there was a shooting,” said the king. “The police were already there when we arrived. "

Airbnb did not respond to the Washington Post's request for comment, but told local media that the organizers did not approve the Thursday party. The company said it removed the listing from the site as a result of the investigation and banned anyone who rented a house.

Ben Britt Airbnb spokesman told Mercury News that "we are hearing the terrible news of this tragedy and in close communication with David Cook of Orinda Police to support the investigation of those who have committed this pointless violence."

The cellphone footage collected from the local media captured a house full of people dressed in costumes that matched the dance, and then the shots rang out.

One neighbor told KRON4 that he had heard "a bunch of gunshots" before he saw and heard people scream and run away from the hill.

The footage of the ABC News affiliate showed the victims limping at the deadly party and crying on the street, and the paramedics carried the stretcher in the ambulance. Other witnesses said that many college students attended a party in the NBC Bay area.

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