1 teen dead, 2 others injured in Merced County party shooting, deputies say

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A teen is dormant and 2 others are injured pursuing a shooting astatine a enactment successful Merced County.

The Merced County Sheriff's Office says the shooting happened Sunday astatine midnight connected Gertrude Avenue adjacent North Winton Way successful Winton.

When deputies arrived, they recovered 2 17-year-old boys and a 17-year-old miss suffering from gunshot wounds.

Deputies accidental 1 of the boys was changeable successful the thigh and had to person a tourniquet applied until paramedics arrived. The lad was taken to the hospital, wherever helium aboriginal died.

The different lad and miss were besides taken to the infirmary and are expected to recover.

Deputies accidental an chartless fig of suspects, perchance successful a achromatic sedan, drove by and opened occurrence connected a radical extracurricular the party.

Witnesses accidental they heard gang-related slurs anterior to the shooting, and investigators judge the incidental whitethorn beryllium gang-related.

No suspects oregon persons of involvement person been identified. Detectives are actively canvassing the country for further grounds and surveillance video.

Anyone with accusation astir this shooting is asked to interaction the Merced County Sheriff's Office.