Shooting in California leaves 3 dead, 9 injured

The injured were rushed to the local hospital soon after the police and paramedics arrived at the site. No information is available of any possible suspect.

California: A shooting incident took place in the Long Beach area of California on Tuesday night claiming the lives of three people and injuring nine others.

"At 10:44 pm, firefighters responded to shooting at a residence on the 2700 block of 7th Street. An MCI was declared with a total of 12 patients. Three confirmed fatalities, nine patients transported to local area hospitals," Long Beach Fire Department wrote on Twitter.

According to reports, the injured were rushed to the local hospital soon after the police and paramedics arrived at the site.

No information is available of any possible suspect.

This shooting episode comes days after a similar incident was reported on Thursday in Miami's Cutler Bay, Florida.