Daily Briefing

Reported Halloween-store shooting in Fairfield, California drives a manhunt as crews work floods, snow and a rash of fire detections

By The FirstResponders Desk

Good morning. Lead item, law enforcement: a shooting at a Spirit Halloween store in Fairfield, California is reported but not confirmed by any agency. NBC News reports that Fairfield police said one person was killed and six injured on Friday night, and that a manhunt is under way; Fox News reports no arrests had been made at the store, which is inside Solano Town Center. Treat the count and the suspect status as unconfirmed until Fairfield police post them. If you cover this region, expect a running scene, a search, and families looking for information.

Law enforcement, continued. ABC News reports that the ATF and local agencies are investigating a fire at a police department in Mississippi. The Los Angeles Times reports that the district attorney charged a former Garden Grove police sergeant with kidnapping and sexually assaulting two coworkers. The Tampa Bay Times reports that deputies said a man charged with murder died by suicide in the Pinellas County jail. CBS News reports that the Polk County sheriff said 281 people were arrested in a Florida sting, including 17 theme-park employees; SFGATE reports a California trafficking sting.

EMS and traffic. NJ.com reports that police said a pedestrian was fatally struck by a tractor-trailer in a Gloucester County rest-stop lot on Wednesday. Cleveland.com reports a motorcyclist was killed and a passenger injured in a Valley View crash involving an Amazon truck late Friday. NJ.com reports that a Middle Township officer, seriously injured this month by an allegedly intoxicated driver, has been released from the hospital with a long recovery ahead.

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