One dead, six injured after gunfire breaks out at teen birthday party in Antioch

According to the Antioch Police Department, a 19-year-old male was hosting a birthday party on Sunset Lane near Mountaire Park. Sometime close to 1 a.m., uninvited guests arrived at the party, and multiple shots were fired soon after. 

One person was killed and six others were injured by gunfire after a teen birthday party in Antioch turned violent early Sunday morning.

According to the Antioch Police Department, a 19-year-old male was hosting a birthday party on Sunset Lane near Mountaire Park. Uninvited guests arrived at the party and, sometime close to 1 a.m., multiple shots were fired.

Officers began receiving reports of gunshots at 12:58 a.m. When they arrived on the scene, they were told that multiple people had been shot. According to police, the shots created a chaotic scene in which young party-goers, including those hit by gunfire, were fleeing in all directions into the neighborhood.

The suspects also fled the area in a vehicle before police arrived at the party.

One 18-year-old woman was killed in the gunfire, and six more were injured — all age 20 or under. Those injuries are expected to be non-life threatening. Many of the victims drove themselves to local hospitals following the incident.

Antioch Police Department’s Investigation Bureau say they are now conducting an investigation and “working to identify suspects.”