The incident took place at a Los Angeles event that billed itself as an afterparty for the Hard Summer EDM fest, but had no official connection to it
Two people are dead and six were injured in a mass shooting tied to what was billed as an afterparty for an EDM music festival, which took place in downtown Los Angeles this weekend.
According to a statement from the LAPD, the shooting occurred at around 1 a.m. Monday morning, Aug. 4, at the 1100 block of 14th Place, an industrial area by the 10 Freeway. Officers arrived on the scene after receiving calls of shots being fired. A large crowd had gathered by the time the police arrived and found eight victims.
The two deceased victims have been identified only as a man and a woman. The man died at the scene, while the woman succumbed to her injuries at a hospital. Of the six people injured, at least one remains in critical condition.
No arrests have been made, nor have police publicly identified any suspects. The police also said they do not know yet if the shooting was gang-related.
Notably, a few hours before the shooting, police were called to the same block to shut down a party after receiving reports that someone had a gun. Officers did detain one person for possessing a firearm, and the party was shut down. It’s unclear if the two incidents are linked.
While the party was promoted on social media as a Hard Summer afterparty, a rep for for the festival confirmed it had “zero affiliation” with Hard Summer.
This story was updated at 3:58 p.m. ET with confirmation that the afterparty was not affiliated with the festival.
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