China News Agency, San Francisco, May 18-In the early morning of the 18th local time, at least two gunmen opened fire on a party bus in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, killing two young women and injuring at least five others.

  According to the local media "East Bay Times", the party bus was returning to Oakland from San Francisco at the time of the incident, and a dozen passengers were celebrating the 21st birthday of a woman.

At 0:20, at least two gunmen in another vehicle started shooting at the party bus that was driving on Interstate 580.

The Associated Press reported that the gunman followed the party bus off the highway and continued to open fire on the streets of Oakland.

  A party bus is a modified bus or coach used for gatherings in the car.

Authorities estimate that in this case, about 70 bullets from at least two different guns hit the party bus.

After being shot, the bus driver drove the car to the local police station.

  The Alameda County Coroner said one woman died on the party bus and another woman died in the hospital.

As of the afternoon of the 18th, the official has not announced the details of the deceased.

A relative of the deceased told local media that 19-year-old Oaklander Thurston was killed in the incident.

"Modesto Bee" reported that the other person killed was Hughes of Modesto, 16 years old this year.

The mother of the deceased said that her daughter died of gunshot wounds in a hospital in Auckland.

  At least 5 women were injured in the incident. Some were taken from the police station to the hospital by ambulance, and one of them was in a critical condition.

A man told the media that the girl who celebrated her 21st birthday that day was her daughter.

She was shot in the leg and is in stable condition.

  A spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol said that there is currently very little information about the suspect and his vehicle.

The Oakland Police Department and the Oakland Crime Prevention Organization will offer a reward of up to $40,000 for clues.

  On April 9, a 25-year-old woman was injured by a bullet on a party bus in Auckland.

The police said the two shootings on the party bus were not random.

On May 16, two 17-year-olds were shot and killed in Auckland. The number of homicides investigated by the local police this year rose to 51, compared with 24 in the same period last year.

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