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Two teens were killed and more than a dozen people were injured when gunfire rang out at a house party in the Cypress area of northwest Harris County last night, and officials say two suspects remain at large.
At a press conference this afternoon, Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia described the event as a "birthday party gone wild." It happened around 11pm at a home in the 7300 block of Enchanted Creek Drive near FM 529.
The Harris County Sheriff's Office says 20 people were shot, and two of those victims are dead. Authorities tell us Queric Richardson, a 17-year-old Cypress Springs High School student, died at the scene. A 16-year-old girl died after being transported to Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital. Her name has not been released. Officials said 18 of those injured suffered gunshot wounds and one person has a broken leg. Injuries range in severity. At last check, one person remained in critical condition at Memorial Hermann Hospital.
According to HCSO, close to 100 people were present when the shooting happened -- most of them young adults and teens, and many of them students in the Cypress area.
Guests were there to celebrate Mariah Boulden's 18th birthday, who lives in the home. Officials said Boulden's mother was there as well. Garcia said the problems began when party organizers took to social media to promote the event, using hashtag #Fab3HouseParty. "Anytime you promote a birthday party on social media, you have no control over who to expect at your door," Garcia said. "What it does is indicate, that your saying to the social media world, 'I don't know who you are, but you're invited.' That's not a good practice."
Authorities said there was no provocation and no evidence of a confrontation. The initial shot was reportedly fired in celebration, which caused someone to react and fire randomly into the crowd.
"It is just a horrible combination of immaturity, access to a firearm and the inability to control oneself," Garcia said. As the gunfire erupted, guests fled the home in a panicked rush to escape. "Victims lying everywhere, people running," HCSO Dep. Thomas Gilliland described. "Deputies were arriving, trying to figure out what happened, whether we had shooters on the ground, whether we had anyone with weapons still in the home."
Garcia said alcohol and drugs do not appear to have been a factor in the shootings, but the suspects may be gang-affiliated. No firearms have been recovered from the scene. Boulden said she never expected this to happen at her birthday party.
"My brother and them were patting people down. [The suspects] didn't want to get patted down and they walked off. And then I guess they came back and went through the gate," Boulden said. "They weren't supposed to be here, whoever they were."
Family and friends console each other outside 7318 Enchanted Creek in Cypress, Texas, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, after two people were killed and at least 22 others were injured Saturday night when gunfire rang out at a large house party in a Houston suburb, sending partygoers fleeing in panic, authorities said. Authorities say they're seeking two gunmen.
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9320227
Gee, I just don't understand how this could have happened.....
At a press conference this afternoon, Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia described the event as a "birthday party gone wild." It happened around 11pm at a home in the 7300 block of Enchanted Creek Drive near FM 529.
The Harris County Sheriff's Office says 20 people were shot, and two of those victims are dead. Authorities tell us Queric Richardson, a 17-year-old Cypress Springs High School student, died at the scene. A 16-year-old girl died after being transported to Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital. Her name has not been released. Officials said 18 of those injured suffered gunshot wounds and one person has a broken leg. Injuries range in severity. At last check, one person remained in critical condition at Memorial Hermann Hospital.
According to HCSO, close to 100 people were present when the shooting happened -- most of them young adults and teens, and many of them students in the Cypress area.
Guests were there to celebrate Mariah Boulden's 18th birthday, who lives in the home. Officials said Boulden's mother was there as well. Garcia said the problems began when party organizers took to social media to promote the event, using hashtag #Fab3HouseParty. "Anytime you promote a birthday party on social media, you have no control over who to expect at your door," Garcia said. "What it does is indicate, that your saying to the social media world, 'I don't know who you are, but you're invited.' That's not a good practice."
Authorities said there was no provocation and no evidence of a confrontation. The initial shot was reportedly fired in celebration, which caused someone to react and fire randomly into the crowd.
"It is just a horrible combination of immaturity, access to a firearm and the inability to control oneself," Garcia said. As the gunfire erupted, guests fled the home in a panicked rush to escape. "Victims lying everywhere, people running," HCSO Dep. Thomas Gilliland described. "Deputies were arriving, trying to figure out what happened, whether we had shooters on the ground, whether we had anyone with weapons still in the home."
Garcia said alcohol and drugs do not appear to have been a factor in the shootings, but the suspects may be gang-affiliated. No firearms have been recovered from the scene. Boulden said she never expected this to happen at her birthday party.
"My brother and them were patting people down. [The suspects] didn't want to get patted down and they walked off. And then I guess they came back and went through the gate," Boulden said. "They weren't supposed to be here, whoever they were."
Family and friends console each other outside 7318 Enchanted Creek in Cypress, Texas, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, after two people were killed and at least 22 others were injured Saturday night when gunfire rang out at a large house party in a Houston suburb, sending partygoers fleeing in panic, authorities said. Authorities say they're seeking two gunmen.http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9320227
Gee, I just don't understand how this could have happened.....
