One person was killed and eight injured in a shooting incident in California

Xinhua news agency, Los Angeles, May 21 (reporter Gao Shan) - a shooting incident occurred in San Bernardino County in Southern California late on the 20th, killing one person and wounding eight others.

Local police said on the 21st that at the time of the incident, about 100 people were having a party in a hookah bar in the county. At least two people drew guns and shot each other after the conflict. The exchange of fire spread to the outdoor parking lot, where a 20-year-old was later found dead. In the gunfight, eight people were injured, but all of them were non fatal.

Local media quoted witnesses as saying that most of the participants were teenagers. Local police are investigating the cause of the shooting and tracing the murderer.

Gun violence is a persistent disease of American society. Recently, there have been vicious shootings in the United States. According to the statistics released by the website of the non-profit organization "gun violence archives", as of the 21st, 210 shootings have killed or injured more than 4 people in the United States this year, and more than 16700 people have been killed in various gun related incidents.


Source: Xinhuanet