Published 15:37 IST, October 30th 2019
US: 3 dead, 12 injured in mass shooting at Long Beach Halloween party
Long Beach Halloween event shooting leaves 3 dead, 12 injured on Tuesday. Witness Lambert Alcendor claimed that the guns were fired from a moving car.
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A Halloween event happening in the backyard of a home behind a nail salon in Long Beach was attacked by a shooter on October 29, which left 12 people injured and killed three at the spot. It is unknown whether there was one shooter or several as the house was chaotic when the incident occurred. Long Beach Police Department tweeted that the shooting occurred at 10:45 PM on Tuesday which was followed by tweets from the Fire Department which mentioned that the deceased were males whose identities have not been made public. Nine of the injured were transferred to the hospital of which five were immediate and four were delayed. Some victims had life-threatening injuries, Long Beach Police Department Public Information Officer Jennifer De Prez said.
A witness claims guns were fired from a car
Until now the suspects have been not been identified by the Police. Yet one witness, Lambert Alcendor, 21, who lives in the area claimed that he saw a car drive by and heard gunshots coming from the vehicle. He told the Police that he was walking to a liquor store at 7th Street and Temple Avenue when he saw a white car swerving on 7th Street in front of the nail salon and heard 20 to 30 shots fired. As a result, he ducked behind a car on 7th Street near Gladys Avenue, and when he looked back toward the area the car was gone. Though he didn't see firing straight out of the car, he felt confident that the shots came from there. Yet Police have not confirmed the source of the shots. The number of shooters has also not been confirmed yet.
Another native, Oscar Cancio, 33, said that he was unloading hockey equipment from his car in his parking lot on 7th and Walnut when he heard between nine and 11 gunshots back to back. Initially, he imagined them to be fireworks until he heard a helicopter circling overhead and sirens approaching. Just then he reached the crime scene and found that people were killed. He added that many in costumes were also seen limping while they were making their exit.
Updated 16:49 IST, October 30th 2019