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Patrice Williams, who was hosting a party for her daughter where gunfire broke out, speaks during an interview in Stockton, Calif., Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

A California family was about to cut the cake when gunfire erupted at a toddler’s birthday party

December 1, 2025

Family members were getting ready to cut the cake at a toddler’s birthday party when gunfire erupted inside a banquet hall packed with relatives and friends over the weekend in California. The birthday girl’s mother said Monday that at first she thought she was hearing the sound of balloons popping. Officials say three children ages 8, 9 and 14 and a 21-year-old man were killed and 11 others were wounded in the weekend shooting in Stockton. No one has been arrested, and authorities are urging witnesses to come forward as they search for anyone responsible.

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Investigators examine the scene of a mass shooting Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, in Stockton, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Police search for shooter after 4 are killed, 3 of them children, in shooting in California

November 30, 2025

Authorities say three of the four dead in a mass shooting in Stockton, California, were children killed during a birthday party at a banquet hall. Heather Brent with the San Joaquin County sheriff’s office said at a news briefing Sunday that the children were ages 8, 9 and 14 years old. A 21-year-old also was killed in Saturday’s shooting during the party. Brent said law enforcement agents continue to look for possible suspects. No one has been arrested. Faith leaders in the Stockton area were planning a Sunday afternoon vigil to honor the dead and also pray for the 11 people who were wounded.

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