SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — An 18-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy were killed in what police said was a gang-related shooting at a "loud house party" in El Cajon, authorities said Sunday.
A neighbor said she was with her family at home when the shooting happened.
"I told my daughter you have to call the police, there's something not normal in this party," the neighbor said.
Officers dispatched to the 700 block of Mahogany Drive at a little before midnight Saturday found one victim in the street and the other in the front yard of a home, Guerin said.
"Preliminary findings indicate that both victims were targeted by an assailant," said Lt. Will Guerin of the El Cajon Police Department. "The suspect fled the scene on foot, eventually escaping in a nearby vehicle. It is suspected the attack was gang-related."
Arriving officers saw numerous people fleeing the area.
"We hear the shots ...my husband he said oh is there a shooting shooting, come down everybody come down," a neighbor said.
Paramedics rushed both victims to a trauma center, where they died from their gunshot wounds, he added.
El Cajon police urged anyone with information regarding the shooting to call them at 619-579-3311. Anonymous tips can be made through Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477 or sdcrimestoppers.org