Teens found shot, killed after party
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The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the Saturday morning shooting deaths of two teenagers who had attended an all-night party at an abandoned military installation near Helendale, authorities said.
The 16-year-old girl and 18-year-old man were last seen when the party, held at an old bunker more than a mile off California 58, broke up about 4 a.m., said sheriff’s spokeswoman Arden Wiltshire.
A friend found the bodies when he returned to the site Saturday afternoon after a parent reported one of the victims missing, Wiltshire said.
-- Tiffany Hsu
![LOCATION: 19700 Bloomfield Avenue (Don Knabe Community Regional Park) AREA/CITY: Cerritos DETAILS: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide investigators are responding to a shooting investigation. The incident was reported Sunday, August 31, 2025, at approximately 2:30 a.m., on the 19700 block of Bloomfield Ave, Cerritos. The victims [2 Male Adults] were transported to a local hospital and pronounced deceased.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/51c209d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1071x716+120+0/resize/1024x685!/format/webp/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F55%2Fb5%2F92f4f0cb466e973345eb70e0cb46%2Fscreenshot-two-dead.jpg)
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