Gunfire erupts near bar and lounge in Southern California leaving 2 dead
A homicide investigation is underway after two adults were shot and killed at a bar and lounge in San Bernardino County Saturday night, officials confirmed to KTLA.
The violence unfolded around 8 p.m. in the 27100 block of Base Line Street in Highland, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
When deputies with SBSD’s Highland Station responded to the scene, two gunshot victims were located and rushed to the hospital where they were later pronounced deceased, officials said.
Several people inside of Joy’s Bar & Lounge remained at the scene and were able to safely leave the by 10 p.m.
Investigators with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department on the scene of a deadly shooting on July 27, 2024. (Inland News) Investigators with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department on the scene of a deadly shooting on July 27, 2024. (Inland News) Joy’s Bar & Lounge in Highland seen on July 27, 2024. (Inland News) Joy’s Bar & Lounge in Highland seen on July 27, 2024. (Inland News) Joy’s Bar & Lounge in Highland seen on July 27, 2024. (Inland News)
Footage of the area obtained by KTLA showed crime scene investigators scouring the location for evidence.
One of the victims was identified by family members as 30-year-old Aaron Harris.
“He was a father, cousin, brother, a loving friend,” his cousin Quinten Carr told KTLA’s Gene Kang. “He was a playful person and the life of the party. He kept everyone laughing for sure.”
Carr added that Harris leaves behind a family of four, and said that he’s not sure why his cousin was in the area at the time of the incident.
Details are extremely limited and it’s unclear exactly how the shooting unfolded. Some residents who spoke to KTLA said that the bar and lounge, which is advertised as a family friendly restaurant, has no recent history of violence.
“This is the nicer part of the area,” Mason Monreal, who lives nearby, told KTLA. “This happening and no one finding out who did it and no footage has come out yet, it’s a little crazy.”
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It is currently unclear if the shooting happened outside or inside the location.
No information was provided on the gender or age of the second victims, nor was a description of any potential suspects released.
The deadly incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
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