On Sunday, October 27, 2024, at 1:53am, officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of Winnebago Street in reference to a shooting with injuries.
Officers arrived and located several gunshot victims on scene. Those injured were transported to local hospitals. At the same time, other gunshot victims began independently arriving at local hospitals.
Officer investigation found that there was a large party at the location where a fight broke out. At some point during the fight, numerous people began firing weapons. Officers determined that there was a total of five gunshot victims: a 19-year-old Hispanic male, a 21-year-old black male, an 18-year-old Hispanic male, a 19-year-old Hispanic male, and a 23-year-old Hispanic male. Numerous weapons were recovered by Officers on scene.
Officers do not believe this to be a random act of violence as the subjects were all known to each other.
This is an active and ongoing investigation. If you have any information in reference to this incident, please call detectives at 361-886-2840. If you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 361-888-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online at https://www.p3tips.com/TipForm.aspx?ID=343&C=&T=