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

One person was killed and eight others had been injured Friday evening when shots had been fired at a big party at a strip mall hookah lounge in the San Bernardino County group of Highland.

The shooting within the metropolis 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 in the space for a celebration at a hookah lounge.

A capturing sufferer located exterior died at the scene. A girl at the scene who recognized herself as the sufferer's grandmother said he is 20 years previous.

Eight different individuals have been hospitalized with what look like non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The sheriff's department initially mentioned 10 individuals have been shot, but later updated that number to 9, together with the deceased sufferer.

Police are searching for two shooters in reference to the capturing, a source close to the investigation informed NBCLA. The source stated many of the injured victims had been caught in the crossfire and did not look like supposed targets.

Proof markers have been positioned at a nearby fuel 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 taking pictures is beneath investigation, police said.

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

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