At least one person was killed and 10 others were wounded after a shooting broke out during a party of high school aged kids in Indiana on Saturday night, according to police.
The Fort Wayne Police Department began getting 911 calls about a shooting in a residential neighborhood, which occurred just before 10:30 p.m. that night. Callers reported that people were “fleeing in all directions” and it was a “chaotic” scene when officers arrived, police said.
Witnesses said there was a “high school age party” happening at the time that shots rang out. The 10 people who were injured are in non-lifethreatening condition, according to police.
“It is unknown at this time, how many suspects were involved with the shooting,” police said.
Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker said her “heart is heavy” trying to process the event and assured the public that law enforcement was working “tirelessly” for answers.
“The safety and security of our community are vital to help ensure a better future for Fort Wayne,” Tucker said. “My prayer is that we’ll come together unified as residents and neighbors and not accept this type of behavior.”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention names homicide as a leading cause of death for teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19, in addition to accidental injury and suicide.
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