Overview
- The Santa Clara County district attorney filed attempted murder and assault with a semi-automatic firearm charges and asked a judge to transfer the 17-year-old’s case to adult court.
- Prosecutors say the teen fired six shots at a perceived rival during a verbal dispute inside Westfield Valley Fair, striking the intended target and wounding two bystanders.
- All three victims — an adult man, an adult woman, and a 16-year-old girl — were treated at local hospitals and are expected to recover.
- Police arrested the juvenile two days after the shooting and also detained a 21-year-old woman seen pushing a stroller, whom prosecutors say will face charges for facilitating his escape.
- Authorities note the suspect was already on probation after a prior loaded-gun case, intensifying local debate over California’s juvenile justice rules as the investigation continues and the next court date is set for Dec. 12.