At least four people have died in a shooting at a biker bar in southern California (USA). Six other people have been injured and two are feared for their lives, Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy said during a press conference Wednesday night.
The shooting happened around 7 p.m. at Cook’s Corner, a bar in Trabuco Canyon, a rural community in eastern Orange County. Police reportedly arrived at the scene two minutes after the first shots were fired and confronted the gunman. The shooter ended up shot down by the agents, who did not have to regret any injured policeman.
The local television channel KCAL, owned by CBS, reported that the attacker is a retired Ventura County police officer, who was having a dispute with his wife that escalated to the point that he ended up shooting several of the people present.
Cook’s Corner is a biker hangout since the 1970s, located at the junction of El Toro, Santiago Canyon and Live Oak Canyon roads, near O’Neill Regional Park, and featuring live music performances.
In a message on the X social network, Orange County Supervisor (where Trabuco Canyon is located) Katrina Foley lamented this “senseless” mass shooting, this time in our backyard.
