1 dead, 8 wounded in shooting at party in Southern California

9 folks have been shot, together with one fatally, throughout a celebration in Southern California late Friday night time, police stated.

Cops responded to a taking pictures at a enterprise within the metropolis of Highland, east of Los Angeles, shortly earlier than midnight Friday, the San Bernardino Police Division stated.

“Upon arrival, officers encountered a big crowd and realized that they have been within the space attending a celebration,” Sgt. Equino Thomas, a division spokesperson, stated in a press release.

One taking pictures sufferer was discovered outdoors the enterprise, which was situated in a shopping mall, and pronounced useless on the scene, Thomas stated. No additional data on the sufferer was launched.

Eight extra taking pictures victims have since been confirmed, Thomas stated. A lot of the victims introduced themselves to native hospitals and have been handled for what look like non-life-threatening accidents.

The motive and suspect within the taking pictures are beneath investigation, police stated.

“Primarily based on the preliminary investigation, it doesn’t seem that the victims have been deliberately focused and that this may increasingly have stemmed from a battle in a crowded room that spilled out into the parking zone of the enterprise,” Thomas stated.

Footage from the scene in a single day confirmed a big police presence outdoors the strip mall and at a fuel station throughout the road.

A witness advised ABC Los Angeles station KABC that pictures have been additionally fired from a automobile on the fuel station.