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Teen faces adult court over fatal California Halloween shop shooting
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Newly reported details focus on prosecutors’ bid to keep 17-year-old Monte Smith in custody and move his case to adult court, citing the seriousness of the charges, his record and public safety concerns. Smith had previously been arrested over gunfire in a high school car park in 2025, then sentenced and released.
He is charged over the 30 October shooting at a Spirit Halloween store in Fairfield, California, which killed pregnant mother of four Constance Hages, 31, and wounded six others. Smith faces two murder counts, three attempted murder counts and three counts of assault with a semiautomatic weapon, among other allegations. Police said four surviving victims remained in hospital; Hages’s aunt’s fundraiser had raised $8,362 towards a $12,000 goal.
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- Prosecutors seek adult court and continued detention for Smith.
- He had a prior arrest over a 2025 school car park shooting.
- The Halloween shop attack killed one woman and wounded six.
How this story developed
- 3 minutes ago A 17-year-old has been charged over a shooting at a Spirit Halloween store in Fairfield, California, that killed pregnant mother of four Constance Hages and wounded six others.
- 9 minutes ago Newly reported details focus on prosecutors’ bid to keep 17-year-old Monte Smith in custody and move his case to adult court, citing the seriousness of the charges, his record and public safety concerns.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Teen charged in Spirit Halloween store shooting that killed pregnant mom of four was let back on streets after school lot shooting”.