Police are searching for a suspect after a targeted shooting at a California Spirit Halloween store killed one person and injured six others.
A shooting at a Spirit Halloween store in Fairfield, California, on October 30, 2026, killed 31-year-old Constance Hages and injured six others.
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A shooting at a Spirit Halloween store in Fairfield, California, on October 30, 2026, killed 31-year-old Constance Hages and injured six others. Fairfield police termed the event a targeted attack. Authorities launched a manhunt for the suspect on October 31, 2026. Three victims, including a 16-year-old, remain in critical condition. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is assisting local police. A separate shooting at a Spirit Halloween in Madison Heights, Michigan, on October 30, 2026, left one person dead. Spirit Halloween closed both locations for the season.
Context
On October 30, 2026, a shooter attacked the Solano Town Center store in Fairfield, California. The attack killed 31-year-old Constance Hages and wounded six others. Fairfield has about 120,000 residents. The city sits 37 miles southwest of Sacramento. A shooter killed a 21-year-old man at a Spirit Halloween store in Madison Heights, Michigan, on the same night. Madison Heights sits 12 miles north of Detroit.
Supportive perspectives
The FBI's Sacramento field office deployed an evidence response team to assist Fairfield police in the investigation of the October 30, 2026, shooting.
Spirit Halloween announced that its stores in Fairfield and Madison Heights will remain closed for the rest of the season.
Management at Solano Town Center canceled a scheduled trick-or-treating event after a shooting on October 30, 2026.
Fairfield police stated they believe the shooting was a targeted incident involving a single suspect.
Critical perspectives
Three victims of the Fairfield shooting remain in critical condition. They include a 16-year-old boy and two men aged 19 and 32. A 23-year-old man is hospitalized in critical but stable condition.
Family members reported that Constance Hages was pregnant at the time of her death on October 30, 2026. Official confirmation from the coroner regarding this status remains pending.
Police said the suspect and victim were acquainted before the shooting in Madison Heights, Michigan, on October 30, 2026. They engaged in an altercation before the gunfire.
The 21-year-old suspect of the Madison Heights shooting sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Bystanders assaulted the suspect following the incident.
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