Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting The venue, Christmas Hill Park, in 2017 Location Gilroy, California, U.S. Coordinates 36°59′52″N 121°35′7″W﻿ / ﻿36.99778°N 121.58528°W﻿ / 36.99778; -121.58528Coordinates: 36°59′52″N 121°35′7″W﻿ / ﻿36.99778°N 121.58528°W﻿ / 36.99778; -121.58528 Date July 28, 2019 (2019-07-28) 5:40 p.m. (PDT (UTC−7)) Weapons AK-47 style rifle[1] Deaths 4 (including the gunman)[2] Non-fatal injuries 12[2] Perpetrator Santino William Legan[3]