Three dead in Los Angeles Halloween party shooting

Three people have died and nine others have been injured in a shooting at Long Beach in California.

At least three are dead after a shooting in the USA.

At least three are dead after a shooting in the USA. Source: Twitter

At least three people were killed and nine others injured in a shooting at a Halloween party in southern Los Angeles late on Tuesday, authorities and local media reports said. 

Aerial footage from local TV news channels showed paramedics treating the injured in a yard between a nail salon and a residential home in Long Beach. 

Neighbours said the shooting took place at a Halloween party, according to broadcaster CBS.

The wounded were transported to local hospitals, the Long Beach Fire Department said on Twitter.

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