One person died and another was seriously injured in a shooting attack that occurred in the early hours of Monday (29) at a popular entertainment center in San Jose, California, which had been hosting a “fan zone” for broadcasting World Cup matches, police said.
At the time of the shooting, there were no World Cup games being shown. The only match of the day in the tournament ended on Sunday (28), around 2pm local time (6pm Brasília time).
” at the scene. The second was taken to a hospital in the region with injuries that put her life at risk,” San Jose police said in a post on the social network X.
Units are currently investigating a shooting in the area of N Market St and W Santa Clara St. One victim was pronounced deceased on scene. The second victim was transported to a local hospital with life threatening injuries.
This incident is being investigated as a homicide.…
— San José Police Media Relations (@SJPD_PIO)
” as homicide. Several streets around the area are closed.”
The incident occurred in San Pedro Square, one of several locations in the San Francisco Bay Area where large crowds have gathered to watch World Cup matches on big screens.
The Bay Area has hosted five World Cup matches so far. The last game was a knockout stage clash on Wednesday between Bosnia and the United States, one of the tournament’s host countries.
A Reuters journalist at the scene saw a large police presence, several vehicles and a person on a stretcher, partially covered by a white sheet, being removed from the area by uniformed officers.
The area was cordoned off, and most bars in the area closed following the incident.
In order not to be identified as she was not authorized to speak to the press, she stated that she had seen the injured person.
“The person was still moaning and twitching. There was blood around the neck and upper back,” he said. “The police were talking to security guards and some witnesses.”
There are several dozen fan zones spread across the San Francisco Bay region.
