The Brief
- A mass shooting at a toddler’s birthday party in Stockton left four people dead, including three children.
- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
- Investigators believe the incident was “targeted,” but no suspects are currently in custody.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a $20,000 reward for help making an arrest connected to the Stockton mass shooting that claimed the lives of four people — including three children.
Birthday celebration turns deadly
The backstory:
Family members were getting ready to cut the cake at a toddler’s birthday party when the gunfire started inside a banquet hall packed with relatives and friends last Saturday in Stockton.
Three children ages 8, 9 and 14 and a 21-year-old were killed in the hall where at least 100 people were gathered, San Joaquin County Sheriff Patrick Withrow said. Detectives believe the gunfire continued outside and there may have been multiple shooters.…