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2 dead, 14 injured in shooting at college party in Texas

By JAMIE STENGLE dents. He said he believed he was not aware of any
Associated Press four or five students may surveillance video in the
GREENVILLE, Texas (AP) have been among those area.
— A gunman opened fire injured and estimated that Outside the venue Sun-
at an off-campus college most of the people at the day, a few Halloween
party in Texas, leaving two party were in their late masks and other debris
people dead and 14 in- teens and early 20s. were strewn about. Pools
jured before he escaped in Some of the partygoers of blood could be seen on
the ensuing chaos, a sheriff were wearing costumes, the ground.
said Sunday. he said. A patrol sergeant and
Authorities believe the Authorities do not believe deputy were at the venue
shooter may have been the gunman was wear- when the shooting hap-
targeting just one person at ing a mask or costume, pened, having been called
the party of about 750 peo- Hunts County Sheriff's Of- there for complaints about
ple outside Greenville, 15 fice Chief Deputy Buddy illegal parking, Meeks said.
miles (24 kilometers) south- Oxford. He added that the An off-duty Farmersville po-
west of a satellite campus shooter was dressed in a lice officer was also there,
of the Texas A&M Univer- blue hoodie. working as security for the Authorities work the scene after a deadly shooting in Greenville,
sity System, and that oth- Authorities have not found party.q Texas, on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019.
ers may have been shot at the gun that was used, Ox- Associated Press
random, Hunt County Sher- ford said.
iff Randy Meeks said. Au- The shooting came as Tex-
thorities had not yet identi- as A&M University-Com-
fied the suspect and were merce, about 60 miles (97
still looking for him, Meeks kilometers) northeast of
said. Dallas, celebrated home-
The shooting took place coming weekend. Accord-
around midnight Satur- ing to its website, it is the
day at what Meeks de- second-largest university in
scribed as a Halloween the Texas A&M University
and homecoming party System.
for Texas A&M University- Word of the violence
Commerce, though offi- spread online overnight,
cials have said it was not a with many sharing on so-
school-sanctioned event. cial media graphic video
Authorities believe there purported to show seriously
was one male shooter who wounded victims lying on
entered the venue through the ground as crying and
the back door and be- screaming could be heard
gan firing with a handgun, in the background.
Meeks said. "I just briefly saw one that
Meeks described "com- was a very graphic video,"
plete chaos" after the shots Meeks said. "I don't know
rang out, with hundreds that's going to help any-
of people fleeing, includ- thing at all."
ing the gunman. The in- Meeks said the party was
jured included four people held at a facility called The
who did not have gunshot Party Venue and that the
wounds but who were hurt owner was cooperating
in the melee, he said. with authorities. The venue
The two people killed were sits along a highway in a
both males, Meeks said, rural area some 2.5 miles (4
but he did not know if they kilometers) from the Green-
were A&M-Commerce stu- ville city limits. Meeks said