Ambulance crews were responding to reports that as many as 11 people were injured in a possible shooting Sunday at the Gilroy Garlic Fesival in Northern California, NBC Bay Area reported.

There was no immediate indication that a suspect was in custody.

The annual festival in Gilroy, about 30 miles southeast of San Jose, is one of the largest food festivals in the United States. It was near the end of its third and final day when the gunshots were reported at about 5:30 p.m.

A witness, Julissa Contreras, told NBC Bay Area that she saw a white man in his early to mid-30s firing a rifle that was «able to shoot three to four shots a second.»

«It was just rapid firing,» she said. «I could see him shooting in just every direction. He wasn’t aiming at anyone specifically. It was just left to right, right to left. …

«He definitely was prepared for what he was doing,» she said.

Maximo Rocha, a volunteer with the Gilroy Browns, a Pop Warner youth football team said he saw many people on the ground, although he couldn’t be sure how many may have been shot and how many may have been trying to protect themselves.

But he told NBC Bay Area that «quite a few» of them were injured in some fashion, «because I helped a few.»

Gloria Parker, another witness, told the station that she and other people began running when they heard 10 to 15 bangs that they initially thought were firecrackers.

«There was tons of cops there,» she said.

No further information was immediately available.

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