What We Know
Spirit Halloween: What We Know
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What happened in the Spirit Halloween shooting in Fairfield, California? Seven people were shot inside the Spirit Halloween store at Solano Town Center on Friday night, Oct. 30, 2026. Constance Hages, 31, died. Police say it was a targeted incident involving one suspect. As of Saturday, Oct. 31, no one has been arrested and police have not identified the suspect.
What's confirmed
- Fri., Oct. 30, 2026, about 8:30 p.m.Fairfield police were called to the Spirit Halloween store inside Solano Town Center, a shopping mall in Fairfield, Calif. (Fairfield Police Dept.; KTVU; AP)
- Seven people were shot. One died. (Fairfield Police Dept.; ABC News; CBS Sacramento)
- Sat., Oct. 31, 12:38 p.m.Fairfield police identified the woman who died as Constance Hages, 31. Police say her family told detectives she was pregnant; the Solano County Coroner is to confirm that. (Fairfield Police Dept. Nixle release; KTVU; CBS Sacramento)
- Of the six injured, police say three remain in critical condition, a fourth is in critical but stable condition, and two were treated and released. (Fairfield Police Dept. Nixle release)
- Police: "Based on preliminary information obtained during the investigation, the shooting is believed to have stemmed from a targeted incident involving one suspect inside the Spirit Halloween store." (Police statement via ABC News and AP)
- Detectives are reviewing video to identify the suspect. (CBS Sacramento; KTVU)
- FBI Sacramento's Evidence Response Team is assisting Fairfield police. (AP via ABC7; CBS Sacramento)
- The mall stayed open on Saturday but canceled its Halloween trick-or-treat event. (AP via ABC7)
What we don't know
- Who fired. No one is in custody, and police have released no description of the suspect.
- Who was targeted, or why. Police have not said.
- The injured are not named here, and we do not report their ages.
What happens next
- Fairfield police say further updates will come through their social media pages. If police announce an arrest or charges, we will add a dated UPDATE line at the top of this description.
If you have information
Fairfield Police Department: 707-428-7600, or email 1030mall@fairfield.ca.gov (as listed in the police release).
Read the video transcript
Seven people were shot inside a Spirit Halloween store in Fairfield, California. No one has been arrested. So what do police actually know? Friday, October thirtieth, about eight-thirty at night.
Police were called to the Spirit Halloween store inside Solano Town Center, a shopping mall in Fairfield, northeast of San Francisco. Police say seven people were shot. One of them died. Three are in critical condition.
A fourth is critical but stable, and two were treated and released. On Saturday, Fairfield police named the woman who died: Constance Hages, thirty-one. Her family told detectives she was pregnant. The Solano County coroner is to confirm that.
This is the police department's own update, posted Saturday. Police say the shooting is believed to have stemmed from a targeted incident involving one suspect inside the store. When there's a verified update to this case, we'll publish it here. Subscribe if you'd like to see it.
As of Saturday, no one is in custody. Police haven't identified the suspect, released a description, or said who was targeted, or why. Detectives are reviewing video, and the FBI sent an evidence team to help. The mall stayed open on Saturday, but canceled its Halloween trick-or-treat event.
If you have information, Fairfield police ask you to call seven oh seven, four two eight, seven six hundred, or email the address on screen. We'll add an update here if police announce an arrest. Anyone charged is presumed innocent. That's the story beneath the surface.
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Sources
- Fairfield Police Dept. (Nixle, Oct. 31, 2026) Primary recordnixle.us/HSEM3
- ABC News (Oct. 31, 2026) Reportingabcnews.com/US/1-dead-6-injured-shooting-california-halloween-store/story?id=137730138
- KTVU (Oct. 31, 2026) Reportingktvu.com/news/fairfield-spirit-halloween-shooting-victims
- CBS Sacramento (Oct. 31, 2026) Reportingcbsnews.com/sacramento/news/fairfield-incident-solano-town-center/
- AP via ABC7 San Francisco Reportingabc7news.com/post/fairfield-police-investigating-active-incident-solano-town-center/20002263/
- San Francisco Chronicle Reportingsfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/fairfield-solano-town-center-22503718.php
The record · as of Nov. 1, 2026
How we know
Primary records are court and agency documents; reporting is news coverage we checked against them. How we report.
What happens next
Verified timeline
- 2026-10-30About 8:30 p.m. Friday: shooting inside the Spirit Halloween store at Solano Town Center (1350 Travis Blvd.), Fairfield, Calif. Seven people shot, police say.Fairfield PD Nixle Oct 31; KTVU; AP (KWCH); Fox News; Press Democrat; ABC7 SF
- 2026-10-30Friday-night news conference: Fairfield Police Chief Dan Marshall said at least three victims were in critical condition.NBC News (upd. Oct 31); ABC7 SF
- 2026-10-30FBI Sacramento field office's Evidence Response Team assisted Fairfield police (deployed Friday night, per NBC News).NBC News; CBS Sacramento; AP (KWCH)
- 2026-10-30SEPARATE CASE, keep out: a same-day shooting at a Spirit Halloween store in Madison Heights, Mich. (one dead; arrest there). Outlets say the two are unconnected. The '21-year-old in custody' reports are Michigan, not Fairfield.NBC News; CBS News national roundup
- 2026-10-31Spirit Halloween said it is 'fully cooperating with local law enforcement' and the Fairfield store 'will remain closed until further notice.'ABC7 San Francisco Oct 31; NBC Bay Area Oct 31
- 2026-10-31Fairfield Mayor Rick Vaccaro: 'Fairfield's greatest strength is how we all look out for each other. I urge everyone in our community to support one another...'NBC Bay Area (Victoria Meza) Oct 31; Press Democrat notes mayor's condolences
- 2026-10-3112:38 p.m. Saturday: Fairfield PD (Nixle) identified the woman who died as Constance Hages, 31, who died of gunshot wounds. Police say her family told detectives she was pregnant; the Solano County Coroner is to confirm.Fairfield PD Nixle (primary); KTVU; NBC Bay Area; AP (KWCH); ABC10; Fox News
- 2026-10-31Six injured, all male, per police: three in critical condition, one critical but stable, two treated and released. One injured person is 16 (a minor) -- never named, shown or put in focus; ages not reported on screen. (CBS Sacramento alone calls the stable patient 'serious, stable'; we follow the police wording.)Fairfield PD Nixle (primary); AP (KWCH); NBC Bay Area; Fox News; Press Democrat
- 2026-10-31Police say the shooting is 'believed to have stemmed from a targeted incident involving one suspect inside the Spirit Halloween store.' No arrest; the suspect has not been identified or described.Fairfield PD via KTVU; AP (KWCH); ABC7 SF; Press Democrat; NBC Bay Area
- 2026-10-31Police: detectives are 'reviewing video footage and other evidence to identify the individual responsible for this heinous act of violence.'Fairfield PD via KTVU; AP (KWCH); CBS Sacramento
- 2026-10-31Solano Town Center stayed open regular hours Saturday but canceled its Halloween trick-or-treat event (CBS Sacramento: 'Mall-O-Ween', set for 4:30 p.m.).AP (KWCH); CBS Sacramento; Press Democrat
- 2026-10-31Tips: Fairfield PD 707-428-7600 or 1030mall@fairfield.ca.gov (also text TIP FAIRFIELDPD to 888777).Fairfield PD Nixle (primary); ABC7 SF; NBC Bay Area
Also in our research file
- AP via KWCH: pregnant woman dead and 6 wounded ReportingAP · Oct. 31, 2026
- Fox News, Oct. 31 7:00 a.m. EDT Reportingfoxnews.com · Oct. 31, 2026
- ABC10 (KXTV), Oct. 31: pregnant woman identified Reportingabc10.com · Oct. 31, 2026
- CBS News national: shootings at Spirit stores in Michigan and California Reportingcbsnews.com · Oct. 31, 2026
- Press Democrat, Oct. 30 9:41 p.m. (upd. Oct. 31 3:14 p.m.): 1 dead, 6 injured Reportingpressdemocrat.com · Oct. 30, 2026
- CBS Sacramento, Nov. 23 2017: earlier Solano Town Center shooting arrest (DIFFERENT CASE) Reportingcbsnews.com/sacramento · Nov. 23, 2017
- Press Democrat / Bay Area News Group (Robin Miller, Thomas Gase), Oct. 31: victim ID'd; 4 Chris Riley Times-Herald photos Reportingpressdemocrat.com
- NBC Bay Area (Victoria Meza), Oct. 31: Mayor Rick Vaccaro statement Reportingnbcbayarea.com
- Daily Republic (Fairfield local paper), Oct. 31: fatal victim identified Reportingdailyrepublic.com
- NBC News, Oct. 31: Chief Dan Marshall quotes; FBI ERT Reportingnbcnews.com
- AP via Northern Virginia Daily, Oct. 31 Reportingnvdaily.com
- Gray TV syndication of the Friday-night police briefing (KCRA feed) Secondarywcax.com
Updates and corrections
Also: The Press Democrat / Bay Area News Group; NBC News; Daily Republic.
Photo: Ixfd64 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map: U.S. Census TIGER; OpenStreetMap contributors.
No one has been arrested or charged. Anyone charged is presumed innocent. No suspect is named or described, and no injured person is named.
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