17-Year-Old Girl Killed in Drive-by Shooting After Calif. Party ID'd, No Arrests Yet

Justina Stubbe.Photo: Go Fund Me

A 17-year-old girl who was killed after a house party in California has been identified.

Police were initially called to the house party around 2:56 a.m. when a firearm was reportedly brandished.

“This was a large party that got out of hand,” says Aldridge. “There was some mention of firearms being seen at the party and we responded and were able to disperse the party.”

Officers cleared out the partygoers and arrested a suspect on charges of possession and reckless discharge of a firearm for an alleged earlier incident at a different party.

Aldridge believes the shooters were asked to leave the party because they were carrying handguns.

“The person who was living there saw they had weapons on them and asked them to leave,” he says. “At this point it doesn’t appear to be related to gang activity and anything more than being asked to leave the party because they had handguns on them.”

“I think this was very isolated and had nothing to do in particular with anybody who was shot,” he adds. “Everybody happened to be coming out and leaving [when they were shot].”

“It is a university city,” says Aldridge. “There are parties all over. I don’t think [the shooters] were students. Just local thugs that carry firearms because they commit crimes all the time.”

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AGoFundMepage has been set up to help Stubbe’s family with funeral expenses.

Anyone who has information regarding this case is encouraged to call the Chico Police Investigations tip line at 530-897-5820.

source: people.com