Halloween party shootings in Texas, New Mexico, and Illinois leave 3 dead, dozens injured.
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Halloween party shootings in Texas, New Mexico, and Illinois leave 3 dead, dozens injured
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At least three people are dead and 27 were injured in shootings at Halloween parties across the country this weekend, authorities confirmed
In an overnight shooting at a suburban Chicago Halloween party, two people were killed and more than a dozen were injured, authorities said Sunday. A patrol sergeant heard roughly a dozen gunshots after 12:30 a.m. in Joliet, Illinois, which is about 45 miles southwest of Chicago, according to the Will County Sheriff’s Office.
The sergeant went to a home and found more than 100 people fleeing a party. Additional officers arrived and found victims in the backyard and at nearby homes, and more shots were heard nearby, authorities said.
The Will County Sheriff’s Office said more than a dozen people were hospitalized. Two were confirmed dead and four others were seriously hurt. Police estimated about 200 people attended a Halloween party at the home and the shooting occurred outside near a DJ booth set up in the backyard.