Amari Peterson's life was cut short on Saturday. He was one of the four victims killed in the Stockton shooting at a two-year-old's birthday party over the weekend.

Gunfire erupted during a toddler’s birthday party in Stockton, California, killing three children and injuring 11 others.

The sun was beginning to set Sunday when members of a Stockton family pulled open the metal door of a banquet hall that a day earlier had been the venue for a 2-year-old's birthday party — a joyful affair that ended in violence and heartbreak.

Community members and faith leaders banded together Sunday in Stockton after a mass shooting Saturday that left four dead, including three children, and 11 wounded. "These animals walked in and shot children at a children's birthday party.

San Joaquin Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Heather Brent gives an update on Nov. 30, 2025, near the site of a mass shooting in Stockton. Brent said four were killed and 11 were injured following the shooting outside a child's birthday party.