A mass shooting in a Southern California neighborhood over the weekend left six people injured, all but one suffering from life-threatening injuries, officials said.
According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, just before 11 p.m. local time on June 21, deputies responded to the 12000 block of Orchid Lane in Moreno Valley for a report of a shooting.
The city is about 15 miles south of San Bernandino and around 60 miles east of Los Angeles.
As of June 23, no arrests had been made in the case, no suspect had been named, a sheriff’s office spokesperson confirmed to USA TODAY, and no motive had been publicly released for the shooting.
Arriving deputies found a teen boy suffering from multiple gunshot wounds near the corner Hemlock Avenue, the sheriff’s office wrote in a news release.
At the scene, they also four more teen boys suffering from gunshot wounds.
“Deputies checked the area for the suspects responsible for the shooting; however, they were unable to locate them,” the sheriff’s office wrote in the release.
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First responders transported the five teens to a hospital to be treated for life-threating injuries, officials said.
While there, the release continues, a sixth teenager showed up, also suffering from injuries suffered in the shooting.
All six teens ranged in age 14 to 18, officials said.
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Where did the mass shooting take place?
Officials have not released additional location details about the incident, including whether the shooting took place in or outside a home.
As of June 23, the sheriff spokesperson said there were no new updates in the case.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 951-486-6700.
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X @nataliealund.
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