Constance Hages — Fairfield Spirit Halloween Shooting
Fairfield, Solano County, California | October 30, 2026
Current status: Open homicide investigation; suspect not publicly identified in reviewed statements | Updated November 1, 2026
Evidence and legal terminology: Reported police statements are attributed to their sources. Preliminary investigative descriptions are not judicial findings. No individual is presumed guilty of a crime without a conviction.
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01 | Case overview and legal status
On October 30, 2026, a gunman opened fire inside a Spirit Halloween store at Solano Town Center in Fairfield, California. Constance Hages, 31, was killed and six other people were wounded. Fairfield Police described the incident as apparently targeted and involving one suspect, but did not identify the intended target or publicly name a suspect in the October 31 reporting reviewed. No arrest, filed charges, or trial date was confirmed.
Hages’s family reported that she was pregnant; confirmation by the coroner remained pending in the available statement. The description “targeted” is a preliminary police assessment, not an established motive.
02 | Victim background
Constance Hages, 31, was identified by Fairfield Police as the person killed. Contemporary reporting states she was a mother of four; the family’s statement that she was pregnant is attributed, with coroner confirmation pending. No verified photograph has been obtained for publication. Six male survivors aged 16, 19, 19, 23, 32 and 43 were also shot; their identities have not been publicly confirmed in the reviewed records.
03 | People and documented roles
- Constance Hages: deceased victim.
- Six additional victims: surviving gunshot victims; identities withheld in cited police-attributed reporting.
- Unidentified suspect: one person believed responsible, according to preliminary police findings; no verified photograph or identity.
- Fairfield Police Department: lead investigating agency.
- FBI Sacramento: assisting investigators with evidence response, according to reports.
04 | Interactive chronological timeline
October 30, 2026, approximately 8:30 p.m.
Officers respond to gunfire at the Spirit Halloween store inside Solano Town Center in Fairfield. Seven people sustained gunshot wounds.
October 30, 2026, evening
Constance Hages was pronounced dead at the scene; six others received medical care.
October 31, 2026
Police publicly identify Hages and state the preliminary investigation indicates one shooter in an apparently targeted incident; no arrest announced.
October 31, 2026
Authorities report three wounded victims aged 16, 19 and 32 in critical condition, a 23-year-old in critical but stable condition, and two men aged 19 and 43 treated and released. The FBI assists.
November 1, 2026 — reporting review
No verified suspect identification, filed charge, trial date or coroner confirmation of pregnancy established from the reviewed material.
05 | Investigation and evidence
Surveillance and other digital evidence
Investigators said they are reviewing video footage and other evidence to identify the person who fired the shots. No authenticated footage or chain-of-custody documentation was available for this review.
Medical and forensic findings
Police reported that Hages died of gunshot wounds. A coroner’s complete findings and any pregnancy confirmation were not independently obtained. Survivor conditions are those reported on October 31, not continuing medical assessments.
Witness accounts
News interviews describe shoppers hearing shots and fleeing; these are attributed media accounts, not sworn trial testimony. No witness list or certified statements were obtained.
06 | Prosecution and defense theories
Investigative theory
Police preliminarily described one suspect and a targeted incident. They have not identified the intended target or substantiated a motive in the materials reviewed.
Prosecution and defense
No charges or named defendant were verified, so there is no filed prosecution theory, defense position, or defense counsel to attribute.
07 | Court location, counsel, witnesses and courtroom developments
Potential jurisdiction: Solano County, California. There is no confirmed criminal proceeding or assigned trial courthouse. Prosecutor, defense counsel, judge, witness list, transcripts and courtroom developments: not yet applicable or not available.
08 | Verdict, sentencing and appeals
No arrest, verdict, sentencing or appeal has been verified as of this review. All investigative assessments remain preliminary.
09 | Unresolved questions
- Who fired the shots and who, if anyone, was the intended target?
- What can authenticated surveillance and witness records establish about the shooting?
- What are the final medical examiner findings and current conditions of the survivors?
- Have investigators identified a suspect or made an arrest?
- When will an official case number and primary evidence records become available?
10 | Court records and original source documents
- Associated Press — October 31 police-attributed report
- ABC News — police statements and casualty details
- KCRA — witness accounts and victim details
Certified police investigative records, coroner report, court filings, hearing transcripts, or exhibits have not been obtained. No document links have been invented.