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Police: 7 adults hurt in shooting at child’s birthday party

Associated Press
By Associated Press
1 Min Read Aug. 25, 2019 | 6 years Ago
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CAMP SPRINGS, Md. — A Maryland police chief says seven adults were injured when shots were fired at a child’s birthday party a few miles southeast of the nation’s capital.

Prince George’s County police Cpl. Nicholas Clayton tells The Associated Press the shooting occurred Saturday night near the Camp Springs and Morningside areas. Police Chief Hank Stawinski said at a press conference that about 12 people were at a 2-year-old’s birthday party when an individual fired shots into the gathering.

Police say three of the seven people shot are critically injured, but Stawinski said they’re expected to survive. All seven are between 18 and 20.

The chief didn’t release information about the suspect, who is at large. He says there may have been words exchanged before the shooting.

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