Friday, April 28, 2023

11 WOUNDED BY GUNFIRE DURING TEXAS AFTER-PROM PARTY

4 teens arrested in connection to Texas after-prom party shooting that wounded 11

About 250 people were at the home at the time of the shooting.

 

By Emily Shapiro

 

ABC News

April 28, 2023

 


Four teenagers have been arrested in the wake of a shooting that injured 11 people at an after-prom party at a home in Texas, authorities announced on Friday.

The suspects, an 18-year-old man and three 19-year-old men, are charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and engaged in organized criminal activity, the Jasper County Sheriff's Office said. The same suspects were also served with warrants from the Jasper Police Department for aggravated assault and deadly conduct, Jasper Police Lt. Garrett Foster said.

 PHOTO: In this photo provided by KJAS, crime scene tape cordons off the scene of a shooting at a prom after-party, April 23, 2023, in Jasper, Texas.In this photo provided by KJAS, crime scene tape cordons off the scene of a shooting at a prom after-party, April 23, 2023, in Jasper, Texas.

 

About 250 people were at the home at the time of the early Sunday morning shooting.

Jasper County Sheriff Mitchel Newman said the shooting was part of an ongoing dispute between two groups of teens that "finally came to a head."

 

PHOTO: In this photo provided by KJAS, crime scene tape cordons off the scene of a shooting at a prom after-party, April 23, 2023, in Jasper, Texas.

In this photo provided by KJAS, crime scene tape cordons off the scene of a shooting at a prom after-party, April 23, 2023, in Jasper, Texas.
 

The sheriff called it an act of "senseless violence" and said more arrests are possible.

The investigation is ongoing and authorities ask anyone with information to come forward.

2 comments:

bob walsh said...

That's a HOME? Looks more like a target for urban renewal. Still no reason to shoot a bunch of people.

Anonymous said...

250 underage drinkers in what appears to be an abandoned house. What can go wrong?