One killed, six injured at Morgan Hill birthday party for Twitch streamer; Desi Romero named as a victim
About 300 people attended the weekend gathering in an open field for San Jose streamer "NateDeBaiits." Romero was identified by an aunt in a GoFundMe and in a tribute from the streamer. The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is seeking information and video.
2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 17, 2026, 9:56 p.m. ET
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Aug 17, 2026, 9:56 p.m. ETFirst report
One killed, six injured at Morgan Hill birthday party for Twitch streamer
One person was killed and six others were injured at a birthday party in Morgan Hill, California, held over the weekend in an open field and attended by about 300 people.
The party was for a San Jose Twitch streamer who goes by "NateDeBaiits." The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is the responding agency.
The person killed was identified as Desi Romero by Romero's aunt in a GoFundMe, and Romero was also named in an Instagram tribute posted by NateDeBaiits. That identification comes from the family and from the streamer, not from the sheriff's office.
Officials have described where the deaths and injuries occurred only to the level of a block. No time or date more precise than the weekend is established in the available information, and what led to the death and the injuries is not established either. Whether investigators have identified or arrested a suspect is not known. This account is early and incomplete.
Anyone with information or video footage is encouraged to email SHF.SOTips@shf.sccgov.org or call the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office Investigative Services Division at 408-808-4431.
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