Moss Landing Shooting: Multiple Killed Near California State Beach

Last updated: Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, 2:05 p.m. ET. This is a developing story, and details may change as officials release more information.

Several people are dead and others are hurt after a shooting overnight in Moss Landing, a small harbor community on California's Central Coast, the Monterey County Sheriff's Office said Monday.

The Moss Landing shooting happened just after midnight on Jetty Road, near Moss Landing State Beach, according to a sheriff's office statement reported by ABC7 Bay Area. "There is no active threat to the Moss Landing Community at this time," the sheriff's office said in a press release quoted by ABC News.

What we know about the Moss Landing shooting

So far the official account is short. Here is what the sheriff's office and reporters at the scene have confirmed:

• When: shortly after midnight on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, Pacific time.
• Where: Jetty Road in unincorporated Moss Landing, in northern Monterey County.
• Casualties: multiple people killed and several injured. No numbers have been released.
• Threat: none ongoing, the sheriff's office said.
• Closures: Jetty Road and Moss Landing State Beach, shut by California State Parks police at the sheriff's request.

Deputies and detectives were still at the scene at 8:30 a.m. Monday, KSBW reported. California State Parks police also responded.

What hasn't been confirmed

A lot. The sheriff's office hasn't said how many people died, how many were wounded or how badly. It hasn't identified any victims. It hasn't said whether a suspect is in custody, whether the people involved knew each other, or what led up to the gunfire.

The office said it would not release more while the investigation is active. That's common in the first hours after a homicide case with several victims, when detectives are still interviewing witnesses and notifying families.

National outlets including ABC News and USA Today picked up the story Monday morning, and Bay Area stations have crews on the Central Coast. Expect the first hard numbers to come from the sheriff's office, not from social media posts.

Where Moss Landing is

Moss Landing sits on Monterey Bay roughly halfway between Santa Cruz and Monterey, off Highway 1. It's best known for its fishing harbor, its sea otters and the tall stacks of the old power plant that dominate the skyline. The state beach is a popular stop for surfers, birders and people walking the dunes, and it's quiet late at night, which makes a shooting there after midnight all the more jarring for people who live nearby.

The community is unincorporated, so it has no city police department. The sheriff's office handles law enforcement, which is why it's leading this case.

Road and beach closures

If you were planning to go to Moss Landing State Beach, don't. Both the beach and Jetty Road were closed Monday, and officials have not said when they'll reopen. Check the Monterey County Sheriff's Office and California State Parks before heading out.

What happens next

The next update is likely to come from the sheriff's office, possibly at a news briefing, with a confirmed death toll and more on the victims once families have been told. We'll update this post when officials release that information.

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