14 shot during party in Bakersfield

Saturday, July 16, 2016
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Authorities are searching for several suspects after 14 people were shot early Saturday after a party in Bakersfield went awry.

The Kern County Sheriff's Office said 150 people attended a house party on Stephens Drive in South Bakersfield after a social media post was widely spread.
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They said some of the partygoers, most between 15 and 18 years old, were uninvited and a disagreement escalated into gunshots being fired.

Authorities said that suspects riding in a car used at least two guns to fire into the crowd and other partygoers returned fire at the car just before 1 a.m.

There were 14 people hit in the crossfire, authorities said.

Two of those shot are in critical condition and at least one person was flown to a Fresno hospital for treatment.
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No arrests have been made.



Authorities believe there are partygoers who know the identities of the shooters and are calling for witnesses to come forward.

The suspects were described as African-American males ranging from 17 to 19 years old.
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