Crime & Safety
Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooting Suspect Died By Suicide: Coroner
Although Gilroy Police said 3 officers took down the suspect, the Santa Clara Co. coroner claims he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
GILROY, CA — The Santa Clara County medical examiner's office said Friday that 19-year-old Santino William Legan, suspected of killing three people at the Gilroy Garlic Festival Sunday, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Gilroy police said at news conferences throughout the week that Legan was shot and killed by three police officers, identified Thursday as Eric Cryar, a 23-year veteran, Hugo Del Moral, a 17-year veteran, and Robert Basuino, a 13-year veteran.
The officers have been placed on paid administrative leave to support their well-being after the rampage by Legan, police Chief Scot Smithee said Thursday. He called the officers humble and heroic and said they do not want to be in the spotlight.
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According to the medical examiner's office, Legan died by suicide with an intraoral gunshot wound to the head.
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