It was just before 11pm on Tuesday evening, local time, that the shooting should have happened at a home in Long Beach, California, reports ABC 7. According to information to several US media, a Halloween party has been going on at the address.

The Long Beach Rescue Service writes on Twitter that at least three people have died and another nine have been taken to hospitals. The dead should be adult men, according to the emergency services.

No information on arrested

Police suspect two masked perpetrators opened fire. No people should be arrested at this time, reports CBS Los Angeles.

A witness, who lives near the scene of the crime, tells the Los Angeles Times that he heard close to 20 shots and minutes later from police and emergency services.

The text is updated.