Gilroy festival shooter killed himself – coroner

Santino William Legan, 19,  who went on a shooting rampage at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California, took his own life, the Santa Clara County coroner’s office reported Friday. The office’s specialist, Nicole Lopez, said that Legan appeared to have died after shooting himself with the same firearm he used to kill three people, including two children, at the family-friendly venue on Sunday.

The medics’ account contradicts the police, who said earlier that the gunman was neutralized by officers who confronted him at the scene.

At a press conference Friday, Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee said he was surprised by the coroner's conclusion. Smithee explained the inconsistency by saying that while officers did shoot at the gunman, the wounds they caused were apparently not lethal.

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