Two teenagers were killed and four people were injured – including a 13-year-old – in a shooting at a makeshift club in Houston, police said.
Officers arriving at the site of the shooting late on Saturday night found “a very hectic scene — a large crowd of people running out of a makeshift club”, assistant police chief Luis Menendez-Sierra said at a news conference.
He said police did not yet have any information on a suspect and asked those who were at the event to call police with any information.
A 16-year-old boy died at the scene and a 14-year-old girl died in hospital, Mr Menendez-Sierra said.
The four who were injured, all females, were hospitalised. Police later said the injured 13-year-old was in a critical condition, while an 18-year-old was in a serious condition and a 17-year-old and 19-year-old were both in a stable condition.
Mr Menendez-Sierra said most of those attending the event, which appeared to be organised on social media, were juveniles. He said they were gathered in an empty business premises.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said in a post on X that “makeshift, unsanctioned pop-up parties can quickly lead to chaos and violence”.
“Pop-up parties raise public safety concerns and teens need to stay away for their own safety,” he said.
