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

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

The shooting in the city east of San Bernardino was reported just 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 celebration at a hookah lounge.

A capturing sufferer located outside died on the scene. A lady on the scene who identified herself because the victim's grandmother said he is 20 years outdated.

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

Police are on the lookout for two shooters in reference to the capturing, a supply close to the investigation informed NBCLA. The source mentioned many of the injured victims had been caught in the crossfire and did not seem like intended targets.

Proof markers had been positioned 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 enterprise for comment.

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

No arrests were reported. Detailed descriptions of the shooters were not immediately available.

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