Nine Shot, One Useless in San Bernardino County – NBC Los Angeles

One person was killed and eight others were injured Friday evening when photographs have been fired at a big party at a strip mall hookah lounge within the San Bernardino County neighborhood of Highland.

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

A shooting sufferer positioned outside died at the scene. A woman at the scene who identified herself because the sufferer's grandmother stated he's 20 years previous.

Eight different folks have been hospitalized with what seem like non-life-threatening accidents, police stated. The sheriff's division initially stated 10 individuals had been shot, but later updated that quantity to nine, including the deceased sufferer.

Police are in search of two shooters in connection with the capturing, a source close to the investigation told NBCLA. The source stated most of the injured victims have been caught within the crossfire and didn't seem like intended targets.

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

NBCLA has reached out to the enterprise for remark.

The motive for the taking pictures is underneath investigation, police mentioned.

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

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