10 SHOT AT BIRTHDAY PARTY.Byline: Daily News NORTH HILLS - At least 10 people were hit Friday when shots were fired at a party in an apartment complex, police said. One person was critically injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. in the shooting at Noble Avenue and Nordhoff Street. More than a half-dozen ambulances descended on the scene to treat the wounded, authorities said. Police could not immediately detail the circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact. 2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or of the shooting, but one parent said it was a 15th birthday party for a girl and drew mostly young people. ``Apparently there was a party going on; for some unknown reason, someone started shooting,'' said Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. police Officer Don Cox. Paramedics set up triage triage Division of patients for priority of care, usually into three categories: those who will not survive even with treatment; those who will survive without treatment; and those whose survival depends on treatment. at the scene, and transported seven people including the critically injured person, to a local hospital, Cox said. ``My daughter is still in there,'' said parent Benny Trinidad, who lives up the street and was waiting outside for the teen. ``It was a birthday party for a 15-year-old. Kid thing.'' Neighbors and witnesses were startled star·tle v. star·tled, star·tling, star·tles v.tr. 1. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start. 2. To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly. See Synonyms at frighten. by the late-night gunfire from the nicely landscaped complex in the 9100 block of Noble Avenue that was reported to police at about 9:40 p.m. ``We just heard the gunshots, about eight,'' said Miguel Lara, 15, who lives in the house across the street. ``It's kinda Adv. 1. kinda - to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy" kind of, sort of, rather weird. It's not often we hear them.'' ``They (the victims) were all young guys, teens,'' said one onlooker who saw the wounded loaded into ambulances. The shooting comes after a bloody January in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. that saw 15 homicides during the month. ``It's a tragedy,'' said Collin Edwards, 50, of Sylmar, who was on his way home from work when the shootings occurred. ``It's just typical of the Valley, the shootings.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: One of the victims of a shooting at a Friday night birthday party is wheeled to an ambulance. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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