---
title: "Three are wounded when a gunman opens fire at a Palmdale pool party"
description: "A gunman opened fire at a pool party in Palmdale on Friday evening, wounding three people, including two juveniles, before fleeing, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said. All three were expected to survive, and the suspect remained at large late Friday."
category: "Los Angeles"
category_url: https://herald.la/category/los-angeles
author: "Elias Rosen"
published: 2026-07-18T06:50:00.000Z
updated: 2026-07-18T06:50:00.000Z
canonical: https://herald.la/article/three-are-wounded-when-a-gunman-opens-fire-at-a-palmdale-pool-party
tags: ["palmdale", "antelope valley", "public safety", "shooting", "los angeles county"]
---
# Three are wounded when a gunman opens fire at a Palmdale pool party

A gunman opened fire at a pool party in Palmdale on Friday evening, wounding three people, including two juveniles, before fleeing, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said. All three were expected to survive, and the suspect remained at large late Friday.

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](https://abc7.com/post/3-injured-shooting-antelope-valley-pool-party-suspect-remains-large/19530579/). 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.

## Sources

- [3 injured in shooting at Antelope Valley pool party; suspect remains at large](https://abc7.com/post/3-injured-shooting-antelope-valley-pool-party-suspect-remains-large/19530579/)