Overview
- Gunfire broke out inside the Artist Lounge during a packed promotional party, killing an 18-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman on Friday night.
- Officers had been called for a loud party and told organizers to shut down after arriving just after 11 p.m., and shots rang out shortly afterward.
- Families publicly identified the victims as Jaydin Lewis and Kimberly Bastor, held vigils at the venue, and launched a GoFundMe to support memorial costs and a surviving child.
- The venue owner said a promoter provided security for the event but that the shooter slipped past screening, and cellphone video shows guests ducking and fleeing as gunfire sounded.
- Robbery-Homicide detectives with the LAPD Valley Bureau are leading an active investigation with no suspect or motive released and are asking anyone with information to contact investigators.