One person has been confirmed dead and nine others injured after a shooting at a Halloween party in Texarkana, Texas.
Gatekeepers News reports that Texarkana Police Department on Sunday said its officers responded to reports of a shooting at Octavia’s Event Center in the 2300 block of Texas Boulevard shortly before midnight and “encountered a large number of people running from the building and several inside suffering from gunshot wounds.”
A few hundred people were inside the venue at the time of the shooting, according to the Police who noted that the victims were rushed to Wadley Regional Medical Center and Christus St. Michael Hospital.
The Police confirmed that a 20-year-old man died shortly after being admitted to the hospital. His name is being withheld until the family can be notified.
The other nine victims’ injuries do not appear to be life-threatening, police said.
It was gathered that the suspect fled the scene in an unknown vehicle.
“While the motive is still unknown, the preliminary investigation indicates that it may (have) been the result of some type of disturbance among some the partygoers,” police said.
Gatekeepers News reports that Halloween is a celebration observed in many countries on October 31st, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows’ Day.
