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

One person was killed and eight others have been injured Friday night time when shots had been fired at a big occasion at a strip mall hookah lounge in the San Bernardino County neighborhood of Highland.

The capturing in the city east of San Bernardino was reported simply earlier than midnight in the 3600 block of East Highland Avenue. Officers encountered a large crowd of about 100 folks within the space for a party at a hookah lounge.

A taking pictures sufferer positioned exterior died at the scene. A girl at the scene who identified herself as the sufferer's grandmother mentioned he's 20 years previous.

Eight different folks have been hospitalized with what look like non-life-threatening accidents, police mentioned. The sheriff's department initially stated 10 folks had been shot, however later updated that number to nine, including the deceased victim.

Police are in search of two shooters in connection with the capturing, a source near the investigation told NBCLA. The source stated a lot of the injured victims were caught within the crossfire and did not seem like intended targets.

Proof markers were placed at a nearby fuel 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 shooting is underneath investigation, police mentioned.

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

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