San Bernardino shooting: Eight people shot at California apartment complex

Witness reports hearing up to 20 gunshots and police say two victims in 'extremely critical' condition

Eight people have been shot at an apartment complex in San Bernardino, California, apparently during a dice game, police have said.

Officers responded to an active shooter in the northeast of the city but no suspect or suspects has been taken into custody.​

Two victims were in an “extremely critical” condition, one adult and a 17-year-old boy.

Captain Richard Lawhead said multiple weapons were fired in what police believe was an exchange of gunfire.

Photos from the scene showed a massive police presence (Cristy Fajardo/Twitter)

Detectives do not have a motive for the shooting.

“Right now, nobody is cooperating and providing us with the information we need to help us locate a suspect or what led to the shooting or anything else,” Mr Lawhead told Reuters.

The six other adult victims had wounds that were not life-threatening and were expected to survive.

San Bernardino police spokeswoman Sadie Albers said the victims are not cooperating with investigators, so little is known about the shooting.

Police initially said 10 people had been hit by gunfire at the apartment complex, but Mr Lawhead later said a total of eight people had been shot. Police had initially received conflicting reports, he said.

Photos from the scene showed a massive police presence at East Lynwood Drive and nearby roads were closed.

Alysa Marie, who lives near the complex, told CNN she heard 15 to 20 gunshots.

“My brother-in-law could hear bullets flying past our house, he was outside at the time of the shooting,” she said.

San Bernardino is located around 60 miles (96km) to the east of Los Angeles.

The shooting took place a week after a gunman shot nine people and killed two competitors at a video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida.