2 teens dead, 10 injured in Texas apartment mass shooting, police say
Two teenagers were killed and 10 others were injured in a mass shooting at an apartment complex in Texas, police said.
Early on May 2, Amarillo police responded to a reported shooting at an apartment where teenagers and young adults were gathering at a party. department newsletter. The party started elsewhere and moved to the apartment.
Police said preliminary information indicates that several people were asked to leave the original location but later arrived at the apartment complex. They attempted to enter the apartment and opened fire with what police described as a “rifle-style weapon.”
Police said two children, ages 17 and 16, died in the shooting. 10 people, whose ages were not specified, were injured.
Police said the investigation is ongoing. No arrests have been made, but investigators believe there are two suspects. Amarillo Police Chief Thomas Hover said investigators believe the suspects were “connected to the targeted location” and that one of the partygoers knew them.
Police seized a 9mm Glock handgun from a nearby dock, but investigators believe the suspects used more than one weapon, based on casings found in an alley near the apartment complex.
Amarillo, Texas Panhandle city of approximately 200,000 inhabitantsAccording to the police department, there will be 16 murders in 2025. There have been 10 murders so far in 2026, including two young people killed.
This story has been updated with new information.
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