A summer pool party in the Antelope Valley ended in gunfire on Friday, leaving three people wounded and setting off a search for the shooter.
What happened
The shooting took place shortly before 6:30 p.m. in the 2200 block of East Old Harold Road in Palmdale, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Deputies said a man arrived at an active pool party and, in the department's account, "showed up out of nowhere and began shooting into the crowd." Three people were struck.
The wounded included two juveniles and one adult, the department said. All three were taken to a hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening. The Herald is not identifying the victims; authorities released no names, and two are minors.
The search for the suspect
The gunman fled before deputies arrived and remained at large late Friday. The Sheriff's Department described the suspect only as a man and did not release a detailed description. Investigators said they believed the shooting may have been random rather than targeted, though they cautioned that a motive had not been established and that the investigation was continuing.
The context
Gunfire at a gathering is the kind of episode that unsettles a community, and the Antelope Valley, on the northern edge of Los Angeles County, is no exception. The Sheriff's Department asked anyone with information to come forward. For now, the essential facts are narrow and sobering: three people shot at a party meant for a warm evening, and a shooter still unaccounted for.
