At least four people were dead, including a gunman, and six others were injured after a man believed to have been a retired law enforcement officer opened fire at a popular biker bar in Southern California on Wednesday evening as a crowd gathered for a rock music show and spaghetti night, the authorities said.
The shooting occurred at about 7 p.m. at Cook’s Corner, a bar in Trabuco Canyon, a rural community in eastern Orange County, Jeff Hallock, undersheriff at the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, said.
The injured were taken to Providence Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, Calif. Two of the patients were in critical condition, and four were in stable condition, the hospital said.
Undersheriff Hallock said the shooting erupted in front of as many as 40 people.
He called the incident “an absolute tragic event.”
Persons:
Jeff Hallock, undersheriff, Undersheriff Hallock, ”
Organizations:
Orange County Sheriff’s Department, Providence Mission Hospital
Locations:
Southern California, Trabuco, Orange County, Orange, Providence, Mission Viejo, Calif