2 HURT IN MELEE AT CYBER CAFE.Byline: Ryan Oliver Staff Writer Two people were wounded near California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , on Monday night outside an Internet cafe The high-tech equivalent of the coffee house. However, instead of playing chess or having heated political discussions, you browse the Internet and discuss the latest technology. CDs, DVDs, games and other "cyber stuff" are also generally available. where about 100 young people had gathered for a video game tournament, police said. One person was shot and another bludgeoned in the melee, but both were expected to live, officials said. ``We heard five shots,'' said an 18-year-old witness who was attending the tournament at the NetStreet Internet Cafe on Reseda Boulevard near Nordhoff Street. ``We just ran as soon as we heard them.'' Those involved in the dispute appeared to be Asian gang members, police said. There was a police officer nearby who heard a shot and saw 10 to 12 people fleeing, officials said. The witness said he was standing outside the cafe when a group of people showed up and attacked another group, using metal chairs and a pipe. The gunfire erupted when one person attempted to flee from the assailants, a witness said. Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . Sgt. Harvey Surrena said a patrol officer in the area about 7:45 p.m. heard the shots and saw 10 to 12 people fleeing. It was not known whether they were participants or just frightened fright·en v. fright·ened, fright·en·ing, fright·ens v.tr. 1. To fill with fear; alarm. 2. people trying to get away from the violence. Officers found one man bludgeoned in the head immediately outside the cafe. Another victim was apparently shot in the cyber (1) From "cybernetics," it is a prefix attached to everyday words to add a computer, electronic or online connotation. The term is similar to "virtual," but the latter is used more frequently. See virtual. cafe parking lot and was found outside a seafood seafood Edible aquatic animals excluding mammals, but including both freshwater and ocean creatures. Seafood includes bony and cartilaginous fishes, crustaceans, mollusks, edible jellyfish, sea turtles, frogs, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers. restaurant across the street, Surrena said. He said Internet cafes have become a target for gang violence in recent years. ``Unfortunately, what's happening is there are a number of innocent people going to these cafes who get caught up in the middle of it,'' he said. In July, a 19-year-old Asian father of three who had been at the NetStreet Cafe in Northridge was apparently followed home and killed in a drive-by shooting drive-by shooting Public health A phenomenon in which one or more persons–commonly members of street gangs, open fire à la Al Capone from moving vehicles, often in retaliation for an alleged wrong-doing by a rival gang . Witnesses on Monday night said a crowd was at the cafe to compete for a $300 award in a Counter-Strike video game tournament. |
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