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

One individual was killed and eight others had been injured Friday night when shots had been fired at a large celebration at a strip mall hookah lounge in the San Bernardino County group of Highland.

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

A shooting sufferer located exterior died on the scene. A girl on the scene who identified herself as the victim's grandmother said he's 20 years old.

Eight other people have been hospitalized with what appear to be non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The sheriff's division initially said 10 folks have been shot, however later up to date that quantity to nine, including the deceased victim.

Police are in search of two shooters in connection with the taking pictures, a supply near the investigation instructed NBCLA. The source said many of the injured victims had been caught within the crossfire and didn't appear to be meant targets.

Evidence markers were placed at a nearby 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 shooting is beneath investigation, police stated.

No arrests were reported. Detailed descriptions of the shooters were not immediately out there.

Highland is simply east of San Bernardino at the base of the San Bernardino Mountains.