Nine teenagers were injured in a shooting at an after-prom party in Texas, with the victims ranging from 15 to 19 years old. Police officers responded to reports of gunfire at a home north of Jasper just after midnight at the after-party. Law enforcement is searching for "persons of interest" in the shooting.
Via The Independent:
Most of the wounded were rushed to Jasper Memorial Hospital by ambulance. Some were later transferred to Christus St Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.
Few details are known about the shooting, including who is responsible and what triggered the gunfire, as the investigation is still in its early stages.
"We are working leads and questioning people of interest," a spokesperson for the sheriff's office said.
The party was reportedly attended by students of Jasper High School, which held its prom earlier in the night.
Jasper Independent School District Superintendent John Seybold said there was no incident at the prom itself, and that most students had left by 9 pm, according to KJAS.
We are the only country in the world that's forced to endure gun violence regularly. The gun fetishism in this country is appalling. And Republicans don't care that young people are being slaughtered.
