At the least one particular person was killed and 15 others wounded after gunfire erupted at a household barbecue in Houston early on Sunday, the police stated.
Officers obtained calls a couple of taking pictures on Cherryhill Avenue, within the southeastern a part of the town, simply earlier than 1 a.m. native time, Assistant Chief Patricia Cantu of the Houston Police Division stated at a information convention.
Officers arrived minutes later to search out a number of victims. They have been relocated to a close-by Jack within the Field restaurant to be assessed.
The police stated on Sunday evening that an 18-year-old man was killed and a minimum of 15 folks have been wounded and brought to varied hospitals. A number of of these damage have been in crucial situation, Chief Cantu stated.
These injured ranged in age from 16 to 40, the police stated. Their identities and situations weren’t instantly obtainable.
The taking pictures started when an “uninvited visitor” arrived on the household gathering, Chief Cantu stated.
After being requested to depart, the uninvited particular person, a person, went to his automotive “and began taking pictures and gunfire was exchanged,” Jodi Silva, a police division spokeswoman, stated on Sunday.
It was not clear if the person had the weapon on him or if he retrieved it.
It was too early within the investigation to say whether or not the gunman and the folks attending the barbecue knew one another, Ms. Silva stated, including {that a} motive for the taking pictures remained unknown as of Sunday afternoon. The police had not but apprehended a suspect.
“The scene ended up spreading over a number of blocks due to folks operating and fleeing,” Ms. Silva stated.
Johnny Diaz contributed reporting.
