‘It’s terrifying’: Couple recall moments shooting happened at high school graduation
By Jeremiah Martinez
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FAIRFIELD, California (KCRA) — One person was killed and three others were injured in a shooting after a graduation ceremony at Fairfield High School’s Schafer Stadium, according to police.
The Fairfield Police Department said officers responded to a shooting around 7:15 p.m. at the parking lot at Fairfield High where a graduation ceremony took place for Sem Yeto High School.
A suspect has not yet been identified.
Luis and Amanda Prieto, a couple who live next to the school, told KCRA 3 about the moments they first heard shots fired. Amanda Prieto said she was on the phone in her backyard when she heard the shots.
“It dawned on me quickly how close that rapid fire was,” Amanda Prieto said. “I looked over the fence and people were just screaming and running through the parking lot. It was horrific.”
Luis Prieto said police had a rapid response as several patrol vehicles went on the scene. There were also ambulances that responded to the area, he said.
“I was immediately terrified, this was the third shooting I’ve witnessed at this school in the last three years,” Amanda Prieto said. “I was just immediately terrified. These kids can’t even graduate.”
Amanda Prieto added that their 17-year-old son attends Fairfield High.
“My husband was like ‘Do we need to pull him out of this school?,'” she said. “Because there was another shooting at the beginning of the school year as school was letting out and he witnessed as he was walking through the parking lot and it’s terrifying.”
A girl named Alyssa told KCRA 3’s Esteban Reynoso said shootings are a repeat occurrence in the area. She said she used to attend school in Fairfield.
“People keep getting shot at this school and it’s not getting fixed, nothing happening,” she said. “It’s sad. It’s really sad.”
Ryan Murphy told KCRA 3’s Andres Valle that he was trying to find family members when he gunfire and was feet away from where the shooting happened.
“Seeing the glass shatter from the windshield of the car that got hit and I’m just like, ‘Woah,'” Murphy said. “I stood frozen for a second. All I seen was some people started running past the car that was hit.”
Robert Dorsey, a 17-year-old graduate, said he saw some of the victims who were hurt.
“Last thing I saw was just him getting CPR and I just got out of there,” he said. “I didn’t witness all four people getting shot, but I did see a little girl get carried out.”
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