9 Shot, One Lifeless in San Bernardino County – NBC Los Angeles

One particular person was killed and eight others have been injured Friday night when pictures have been fired at a large social gathering at a strip mall hookah lounge in the San Bernardino County group of Highland.

The taking pictures in the metropolis east of San Bernardino was reported simply earlier than midnight within the 3600 block of East Highland Avenue. Officers encountered a large crowd of about 100 people within the area for a party at a hookah lounge.

A shooting sufferer positioned outdoors died at the scene. A girl on the scene who identified herself because the victim's grandmother stated he is 20 years previous.

Eight other individuals were hospitalized with what seem like non-life-threatening accidents, police mentioned. The sheriff's department initially said 10 people have been shot, but later updated that quantity to 9, including the deceased victim.

Police are searching for two shooters in reference to the capturing, a source close to the investigation instructed NBCLA. The supply said a lot of the injured victims were caught within the crossfire and didn't seem like intended targets.

Proof markers had been positioned at a close-by gas station. Crime scene tape blocked off the intersection early Saturday close to Tha Blu Flame lounge.

NBCLA has reached out to the enterprise for comment.

The motive for the capturing is below investigation, police mentioned.

No arrests have been reported. Detailed descriptions of the shooters were not immediately accessible.

Highland is just east of San Bernardino on the base of the San Bernardino Mountains.