A shooting at a "pop-up party" in Houston late Saturday left two teenagers dead and three others injured, including a 13-year-old girl, authorities said, APA reports citing USA Today.
Officers responded to a shooting-in-progress call at around 11:20 p.m. local time on Saturday, according to Houston Police Assistant Chief Luis Menendez-Sierra. After they arrived, Menendez-Sierra said officers discovered a "very hectic scene" with a large crowd of people running out of a makeshift club.
"It's kind of one of these last-minute parties, pop-up parties that have been popping up lately," Menendez-Sierra said during a news conference.
The crowd appeared to consist of "mostly juveniles" and people were "running all over the place," trying to flee the scene as officers tended to several people who sustained gunshot wounds, according to Menendez-Sierra.
Responders found a 16-year-old boy who was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. A 16-year-old girl was transported to the Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, where she was pronounced dead.
At least three others were injured, including a 13-year-old girl who was in critical condition at the Texas Children's Hospital and a 19-year-old woman who transported herself to the hospital, according to police.
Menendez-Sierra said no suspects have been identified and asked people with information about the shooting to contact authorities.
"We don't have suspect information or any vehicle or anything at this point, our homicide team is working on that," Menendez-Sierra said. "We'll try to get as much information out to the public as we can."
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