14 Shot Outside Party In California’s Bakersfield
MEP: At least 14 teenagers were shot and wounded after a number of attackers opened fire at a crowd of 150 teenagers at a house party in California’s Central Valley, police said.
The attack took place shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday in Bakersfield.
Ray Pruitt, a spokesman for the Kern County Sheriff’s Department said all of the victims are expected to survive except for two who are in critical condition.
Pruitt described the suspects as black males between the ages of 16 and 19, but he said that as of Saturday night, no arrests had been made.
According to the official, since the party was announced on social media, many uninvited guests attended, causing more participants than anticipated.
“At some point, people who were not invited showed up,” Pruitt said, adding that the party swelled to at least 150 revelers and “at some point, it got out of control.”
The parents broke up the party and the visitors — mainly 15- to 18-year-olds — streamed into the front yard and street.
