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

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

The capturing within the metropolis east of San Bernardino was reported just before midnight in the 3600 block of East Highland Avenue. Officers encountered a large crowd of about 100 people in the space for a party at a hookah lounge.

A capturing victim located outdoors died on the scene. A woman on the scene who recognized herself because the victim's grandmother mentioned he is 20 years old.

Eight other individuals had been hospitalized with what look like non-life-threatening accidents, police stated. The sheriff's division initially mentioned 10 people have been shot, but later up to date that quantity to 9, together with the deceased victim.

Police are searching for two shooters in connection with the taking pictures, a source near the investigation told NBCLA. The source stated many of the injured victims had been caught in the crossfire and didn't appear to be supposed targets.

Evidence markers were positioned at a close-by gas station. Crime scene tape blocked off the intersection early Saturday close to Tha Blu Flame lounge.

NBCLA has reached out to the business for remark.

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

No arrests have been reported. Detailed descriptions of the shooters weren't instantly obtainable.

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