'Going to take months' to identify, find suspects in Stockton mass shooting: Sheriff

STOCKTON, Calif. (KGO) -- The San Joaquin County Sheriff is asking for patience successful the probe into the deadly wide shooting astatine a child's day enactment successful Stockton.

Sheriff Patrick Withrow says it could beryllium weeks oregon months earlier immoderate suspects are identified successful the shooting that killed 4 people, including 3 children.

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Over 10 others were injured, and the victims killed were ages 8, 9, 14, and 21.

At this point, the lone happening authorities volition accidental astir the suspects is that they were dressed successful each achromatic and their faces were covered. They can't accidental if the shooting was gang-related.

"We cognize that determination were known pack members astatine this day party, but we bash not cognize whether that was the crushed oregon the motive of this shooting, truthful we're going to instrumentality our clip and stitchery each our accusation and process it," Sheriff Withrow said.

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The sheriff says much than 50 casings were recovered astatine the scene, fired from astatine slightest 5 antithetic weapons.

The reward for accusation successful the lawsuit is present much than $130,000.

The sheriff continued to promote radical to supply accusation and tips, and that they volition stay anonymous.