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

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

The shooting within the city east of San Bernardino was reported simply before midnight in the 3600 block of East Highland Avenue. Officers encountered a big crowd of about 100 individuals in the space for a celebration at a hookah lounge.

A taking pictures sufferer positioned outside died at the scene. A girl at the scene who recognized herself because the victim's grandmother stated he is 20 years old.

Eight other individuals have been hospitalized with what appear to be non-life-threatening accidents, police mentioned. The sheriff's department initially mentioned 10 people were shot, but later up to date that quantity to nine, including the deceased victim.

Police are on the lookout for two shooters in reference to the taking pictures, a source near the investigation told NBCLA. The source stated a lot of the injured victims were caught in the crossfire and didn't look like intended targets.

Proof markers had been placed at a nearby gasoline station. Crime scene tape blocked off the intersection early Saturday close to Tha Blu Flame lounge.

NBCLA has reached out to the business for comment.

The motive for the shooting is beneath investigation, police said.

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

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