Two people were killed and at least 22 others were injured when gunfire broke out late Saturday at what police said was a “massive house party” in a suburb of Houston.
More than 100 people were inside the home in Cypress when the shooting started about 11 p.m. Saturday, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
The injured, including some in critical condition, were taken to five different hospitals, by ambulance and by private vehicle. The police statement described the party guests as “mostly young adults”.
So I then do a Google News search on party shooting Houston. 26,200 results. Let's look at the first page of results:
Los Angeles Times: "Mostly young adults."
NPR (blog): "most of the injured were between 17-and 20-years-old."
Houston Chronicle: "More than 100 people, mostly young adults..." The Chronicle further quotes an "A. Henry" who was in the house. Wonder why they didn't print his first name? Would it have disclosed too much information, perhaps?
A more recent Chronicle story gives more information:
"It was my party," said Mariah Boulden, wrapped in a white sheet and standing on a sidewalk splattered with blood near her front door.
Saturday night, while she had walked out to invite some neighbors to the party, her brother and others continued with pat downs at the front door of her Cypress home. Two men refused to be searched and walked away, she recounted Sunday morning.
From what she's pieced together, the two jumped a neighbor's fence then walked through her back gate.
"They wasn't supposed to be here whoever they was," Boulden, 18, said.
Just as she was walking back to her house, Boulden said she heard gunshots. She ran to the front door, but it was locked. A cousin grabbed her and they ran down the street, calling 911.
"I didn't expect none of this to happen," she said.
If you didn't expect none of this to happen, why did you have your brothers searching partygoers for weapons?
Finally, a story from the local ABC affiliate includes a photograph, even while continuing to refuse to describe the partygoers in detail:
Well, that explains things, doesn't it?
3 comments:
That it does... sigh
A couple years or so ago in Indy there was a shooting at about 3 or so in the morning, in a less than savory part of town. The media reported it as "an innocent family gunned down during a cookout".
That's better than "gang bangers up to no good in the hood have a shoot em up".
I know MY family always has it's cookouts at 3 a.m.
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