A child's birthday party in Northern California turned into a terrible tragedy on Saturday evening. A gunman shot at the party, killing four people and injuring ten others. The shooting happened before 6 p.m. at a party hall on Lucile Avenue in the city of Stockton. A happy family celebration suddenly became a scene of horror. The police do not know who the shooter is or why he did it. He ran away from the scene, and there is now a big police search to find him.
The party was in a rented hall that shares a car park with other businesses. Police think the attack was probably not random. A police spokesperson said the investigation is still very active. She explained that early information suggests this was a "targeted incident." This means the shooter may have wanted to hurt specific people at the party. However, the police have not said who the target was or how the victims knew the shooter.
Both adults and children were among the fourteen people who were shot. The condition of the ten injured people is not yet known. The shooting has shocked the Stockton community. The city's mayor said that families should be together at a party, not in a hospital praying for their loved ones to survive. This event shows how a happy life celebration was destroyed by violence. The police are still looking for evidence and following leads to find the suspect. For the people of Stockton, the focus is now on healing and finding justice.