A street party of hundreds in New York turned violent early Sunday morning after 13 people were reportedly shot, stabbed and hit by cars.
Syracuse police were dispatched to the west side of the city shortly after midnight on June 11 after shootings reportedly occurred at a large party advertised on social media. Police eventually identified four victims who were shot dead, six who were stabbed or slashed, and three who were hit by a vehicle fleeing the scene. according to Syracuse.com. Most of the people enjoying the spree were high school and college students returning home for the summer, the New York Post reported. report.
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A 17-year-old girl was reportedly shot in the buttocks and midsection, a 20-year-old woman in the hip, a 20-year-old man in the forearm, and a 22-year-old woman reportedly shot. . on the abdomen. Those stabbed include a 17-year-old woman with leg and arm lacerations, a 17-year-old man with hand lacerations, a 19-year-old woman with head lacerations, and a 23-year-old man. It was A 1-year-old woman with lacerations on her hands, a 24-year-old with lacerations on both of her legs, and a 25-year-old with multiple lacerations on her shoulders and midsection. Syracuse.com reported that the person hit by the car was between the ages of 22 and 23 and had abrasions. (Related: 11 injured in early morning South Carolina park shooting)
A neighbor who witnessed the disturbance told Syracuse.com that the fight broke out at the party just before midnight. Twenty minutes later, a second brawl broke out, ending with gunfire as partygoers fled in all directions, the paper reported.
Syracuse Police Chief Joe Cecil told the media that the situation could have been worse, as all 13 victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Cecil added that no more casualties were attributed to the quick response of police officers patrolling the area at the time of the shooting.
Police are urging anyone with more information about the incident to contact the police department.
