2 Killed & 6 Wounded in Shooting at HARD Summer Afterparty in Los Angeles

A shooting at an afterparty for HARD Summer 2025 in downtown Los Angeles has left two people dead and six injured, a representative for the Los Angeles Police Department tells Billboard.

The LAPD reports that police first arrived at the scene of a “big party” in downtown Los Angeles at 11 p.m. on Sunday (Aug. 3) to shut down the event after officers on site saw a person potentially armed with a gun go inside the building. This armed person was arrested at the scene.

Officers cleared the area, then received a report of shots fired around 1 a.m. Monday. Officers returned to the scene and found one person dead and others who’d been struck by gunfire. A male victim died at the scene and a female victim died at the hospital. Six people in unknown condition were also transported to local hospitals.

The LAPD added that it’s currently unknown if these shootings were gang related. Police do not have any suspect description at this time. They report that the area the shooting occurred in will be impacted for several hours while detectives are at the scene. 

While a number of official festival afterparties were hosted over the weekend by HARD Summer producer Insomniac Events, the shooting was “not related to the festival,” the LAPD said. However, KTLA reports that the gathering had been billed as an unofficial afterparty for the music festival on social media. Billboard has also reached out to HARD Summer for comment.

The 2025 edition of the three-day festival happened at Hollywood Park at SoFi Stadium on Aug. 2-3 with headliners Feid, Dom Dolla, Kaytranada, hard-driving Gesaffelstein and Sara Landry.