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

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

The shooting 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 individuals within the area for a party at a hookah lounge.

A capturing victim situated outside died at the scene. A girl on the scene who recognized herself because the sufferer's grandmother said he is 20 years old.

Eight different people were hospitalized with what seem like non-life-threatening injuries, police mentioned. The sheriff's department initially mentioned 10 folks had been shot, however later updated that quantity to nine, together with the deceased victim.

Police are in search of two shooters in reference to the shooting, a source close to the investigation instructed NBCLA. The source stated many of the injured victims had been caught within the crossfire and didn't seem like intended targets.

Evidence markers had been placed 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 business for remark.

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

No arrests had been reported. Detailed descriptions of the shooters weren't immediately available.

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