Girl killed, 5 others wounded in shooting in US California

SAN FRANCISCO - A teenager girl was killed and five others were injured in a shooting early Saturday morning at a house party in the US state of California, authorities said.

The shooting occurred at around 3:26 am (1026 GMT) in Chico, a city in northern California, said the Chico Police Department at a news briefing streamed on its Facebook page Saturday morning.

Chico Police patrol officers were dispatched to a residence on the 1000 block of Columbus Avenue in the city and found six individuals between the ages of 17 and 21 had been shot.

The deceased victim was a 17-year-old girl. The other victims are in stable condition and have non-life threatening injuries, according to the department.

The scene of the shooting is reportedly just a few blocks from the campus of California State University, Chico. The university's spokesman said none of the victims were students of the university.

Officials said the incident appeared to be isolated with no ongoing threat to the community. Police are still investigating the incident.