Six wounded in shooting incident at large party in California

LOS ANGELES -- Six persons were wounded by gunfire at a large party in Bakersfield, 170 km north of Los Angeles, local media reported on Saturday, saying around 400 people were at the party.

The incident occurred at about 12:30 am (0730 GMT) on Saturday morning, Bakersfield's CW 12 news channel reported. When policemen arrived at the scene, they found a large party had been held at an apartment complex prior to the shooting.

"A total of six victims were shot and treated at a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The victims include a juvenile female and five adults (four females, one male). The shooting suspects were described as four black males driving a white sedan," the Kern County Sheriff's Office tweeted.

The party, happening amid statewide "stay at home" orders intended to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, may have gone unnoticed if there were no such shooting incident.

Bakersfield's CW 12 said, based on the evidence found at the scene, it appeared at least one partygoer fired back at the suspects who fled the scene, and nearly 100 empty shell casings of multiple calibers were discovered at the scene.

It wasn't immediately known whether the shooting was gang-related.