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Gilroy victims died of gunshot wounds to the chest and back, coroner says

Two of the victims of last week's Garlic Festival shooting died of wounds to their chests and a third died of a back wound, according to the coroner's office.
Image: Three Dead And At Least 12 Wounded In Mass Shooting At Gilroy Garlic Festival In California
People attend a vigil on July 29 for victims of the mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Gilroy, California.Mario Tama / Getty Images file

The Santa Clara County coroner's office said Monday that two of the victims of last week's Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting died of gunshot wounds to their chests and a third died of a back wound.

From left, Trevor Irby, Keyla Salazar, 13, and Stephen Romero, 6, were killed in the shootings at the Gilroy Garlic Festival.
From left, Trevor Irby, Keyla Salazar, 13, and Stephen Romero, 6, were killed in the shootings at the Gilroy Garlic Festival.

The office of the medical examiner-coroner said the deaths of Trevor Irby, Keyla Salazar and Stephen Romero are classified as homicides.

The office says 25-year-old Irby and 13-year-old Salazar suffered perforating gunshot wounds to their chests, meaning the bullets completely passed through their bodies. Romero, 6, suffered a perforating gunshot wound to his back.

The coroner's office said last week that 19-year-old gunman Santino William Legan died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, correcting previous police accounts that said he was fatally shot by three officers.

Thirteen other victims were injured in the Northern California shooting on July 28.