“Gilroy is an amazing community, a tightly-knit community. We are family. We have the wonderful opportunity in this community to celebrate our family through our Garlic Festival and for over four decades that festival has been our annual family reunion, and it's such a sad, just horribly setting circumstance that this happened on the third and final day of this year's festival,” Bowe told reporters.

More than 4,000 volunteers worked the festival this year, Bowe added, saying they all felt upset for those who were impacted.

“It's just a horrible thing to experience. I couldn't f

At least four people were dead, including a suspect, and 15 people injured after the shooting Sunday, July 28, at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, with police still searching for a potential accomplice.