LONG BEACH (AP) — A gunman opened fire on a party killing three people and wounding nine at a home in the Southern California city of Long Beach, authorities said Wednesday.
Police said a man in dark clothing with his face concealed fired the shots from an alley behind the home Tuesday night on the gathering of 25 to 30 people, including a group of co-workers, before fleeing in a vehicle.
Police Chief Robert Luna said officers found a horrific, blood-filled scene when they reached the home. Seven women and two men were sent to hospitals, and three men were killed in the attack.
"I don't believe this was just a random act of violence," Luna told reporters Wednesday morning. "It sounds like, based on what we know at this point — again, it's early on — this may have been a targeted a
