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Drive-By Shooting Strikes Office Housing Xbox Studio inXile

An arrest has been made as investigators work to determine motive and whether the studio was the intended target.

Overview

  • Tustin police say a drive-by shooting hit the Flight at Tustin Legacy office complex that houses inXile on Wednesday, Nov. 11, and detectives recovered multiple shell casings at the scene.
  • No one was injured in the incident and inXile and Xbox issued statements saying staff are safe and the company is supporting employees.
  • Officers took a suspect into custody the morning of Friday, Nov. 13, after processing the crime scene and following investigative leads.
  • Authorities say the probe remains active and officials have not yet established a motive or confirmed that the studio was the target of the attack.
  • inXile is a Microsoft-owned studio working on Clockwork Revolution for 2027, and the shooting raises questions about developer security and business continuity even though the studio’s team was unharmed.