Nine people are shot – including a 17-year-old in critical condition – at a large birthday party with hundreds of attendees in upstate New York
- Nine people were injured at a shooting at a large party in upstate New York on Saturday night, including a 17-year-old who was shot in the head
- Cops responded to a call about a stolen vehicle in Syracuse around 9pm
- Witnesses say the event was an annual, elaborate birthday party called Rye Day
- The event was supposed to end at 9pm but 15 minutes beforehand shots fired
- Victims were between ages 17 and 53 and all are stable except the 17-year-old
- Police Chief Kenton Bucker said they still don’t have a suspect and no one is in custody in the shooting
By Marlene Lenthang For Dailymail.com
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Nine people were injured in a shooting in upstate New York, including a 17-year-old left in critical condition after getting shot in the head.
Officers responded to a complaint about a stolen vehicle in Syracuse at 8.54pm on Saturday.
When they arrived on the scene, cops found hundreds of people in the street and many began to approach the officers saying someone was firing gunshots, according to Syracuse Police Chief Kenton Buckner.
The officers did not hear any of the gunshots themselves.
A witness said the shooting occurred at an annual outdoor birthday party called ‘Rye Day,’ which features a DJ and was slated to end at 9pm, as per Syracuse.com.
Nine people were injured at a shooting at a large party in upstate New York on Saturday night, including a 17-year-old who was shot in the head. A crying woman pictured above as emergency response crews move wounded people to ambulances after shots fired
Witnesses say the event was an annual, elaborate birthday party called Rye Day. The event was supposed to end at 9pm but 15 minutes beforehand shots fired
Rye Day is the creation of Ryedell Davis, a local who has thrown an elaborate birthday party for 14 years in the area, according to his mother Annetta Peterson.
But this is the first time a shooting as ever broke out at the festive event.
‘I’ve had a birthday party for my son every year, and this never happened,’ she said. ‘This never, ever happened.’
Nine victims were found on the scene suffering gunshot wounds including a 17-year-old male who was shot in the head and is listed in critical condition. The victims were between ages 17 and 53.
The victims include a 17-year-old boy who was shot in the head, an 18-year-old girl shot in the leg, a 19-year-old girl shot in the leg, a 20-year-old woman shot in the leg, a 22-year-old man shot in the leg, a 23-year-old man shot in the groin and the leg, a 29-year-old man shot in the neck, a 37-year-old woman shot in the shoulder and a 530year-old woman shot in the back and midsection.
The other eight victims are stable and sustained injuries that are not considered life threatening.
They were transported to Upstate Medical University.
However, the details of the shooting itself are still murky.
Nine victims were found on the scene suffering gunshot wounds including a 17-year-old male who was shot in the head and is listed in critical condition. The victims were between ages 17 and 53. Police Chief Kenton Bucker said they still don’t have a suspect
Police caution tape pictured following the shooting Saturday night
‘I believe we have two or three different scenes, so I don’t know which location contributed to what victims,’ Buckner said as per CNN.
A witness said about 15 minutes before the event was supposed to end the music abruptly stopped and he heard at least 12 shots and saw people scatter.
Bucker said they still don’t have a suspect and no one is in custody in the shooting.
Officers from law enforcement agencies from the state, county and other towns and villages responded to the scene.
Mayor Ben Walsh said he was not aware of any special permissions be granted for this large gathering as coronavirus restrictions are still in place and ban gatherings larger than 25 people.
All of these investigations are ongoing, and anyone with information on any of these incidents should call the Syracuse Police Department at (315) 442-5222. You can also submit a tip through the Syracuse PD app.
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