Wire reporting: (AP, via The Boston Globe)

One person was killed and six others were wounded in a shooting Friday night at a Spirit Halloween store inside Solano Town Center in Fairfield, California, police said^1,3,5.

Fairfield police said officers responded about 8:30 p.m. and found seven people with gunshot wounds^1,3. One of those people died of their injuries, and the six others were taken to local hospitals, with at least three in critical condition, police said^1,3,5.

ABC News, ABC7 Los Angeles and ABC10 are owned by the same network and reported the same police account^1,3,4. The Associated Press, carried by The Boston Globe and The Philadelphia Inquirer, also attributed the casualty figures to police, including a department Facebook post^5,7.

Police did not release the victims' names^1,3. They said the mall remained an active crime scene while detectives spoke with witnesses and worked to identify a suspect^3,5. No arrest had been announced in the accounts reviewed^1,3,5.

Fairfield Police Chief Dan Marshall, speaking shortly before midnight, asked the public for information and said the mall has cameras¹. ABC7 cited a police news release giving a tip line, 707-428-7600, and an email, [email protected]³.

Earlier local reports described an unfolding response before the death toll was public. KRON4, in the page retrieved, said only that police were investigating an active incident at the mall². KCRA said the California Highway Patrol was helping with traffic control and clearing buildings⁶. Motive, a suspect description, and whether more than one shooter was involved were not established in the reporting reviewed^1,3,5.