Two teenage girls were hit by gunfire early Tuesday during a party at a Colorado Springs apartment complex, and police say no suspects have been identified as the investigation continues. One girl, 19, suffered a gunshot wound to her leg, while a 15-year-old was grazed in the foot by a bullet, according to police accounts of the shooting in the 3900 block of East Bijou Street near North Academy Boulevard.
Officers responded to the area at around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to FOX21 News, though KKTV reported police placed the shooting at around 2:26 a.m. Officers found two injured teenage girls, according to the Colorado Springs Gazette.
Police told FOX21 that a disturbance broke out among multiple teenagers during the gathering. After one group of suspects left the apartment, multiple shots were fired back into the unit, police said, according to the station's report. Police separately described the shooting as targeted.
Conflicting Reports on Victims' Conditions
Accounts differ on how the two wounded teens are doing. KRDO reported that their conditions were not immediately known, citing police. KKTV, however, reported that both victims are expected to survive with non-life-threatening injuries. Hoodline could not independently verify which account reflects the girls' current status.
Police also told KKTV that the shooting appears to be targeted, rather than a stray or indiscriminate burst of gunfire into a crowd. No suspect descriptions have been released, and as of the most recent reporting, no arrests had been announced.
No Suspects Identified as Investigation Continues
As of publication, no suspects have been identified in connection with the shooting, and the Colorado Springs Gazette reports that police are still searching for the group that fled the apartment before the gunfire. The investigation remains open, with no further details released about a motive or the relationship between the victims and those involved in the disturbance.
Shootings tied to large teen gatherings are not new to Colorado Springs. A 2017 Gazette report detailed a house-party shooting that wounded three people, including an 18-year-old woman, after more than 100 people — many of them juveniles or young adults — attended a Halloween party that turned violent. That case, like this week's, began with a crowd of young people before gunfire broke out.
