The mall is located at Travis Boulevard in Fairfield, California.
Fairfield police confirmed they were investigating an “active incident” at Solano Town Center late Friday night amid fears of a shooting there.
Authorities had not immediately confirmed the number of victims or the circumstances surrounding the incident. At least five people were reported injured in the shooting, according to preliminary reports circulating online during the response. “Fairfield Police Department is working on an active incident at the Solano Town Center. No additional details are available currently. Updates will be provided through the department social media pages when available,” the police department wrote in a post on Instagram. However, these are social media reports and HT.com cannot independently verify the post.
Unconfirmed reports shared by local community sources said multiple people were shot near the Spirit Halloween store area at the mall around 8:30 pm Friday. Two victims were reportedly found in the parking lot, two near the mall entrance and one inside the shopping centre, according to Code 3 News Solano .
The mall is currently being evacuated, according to an Instagram user under Fairfield Police Department’s post. “My husband is listening to the police scanner and apparently two people have been shot there is an active shooter in the mall area and there evacuating people in the mall,” the user wrote.
