One particular person is lifeless and a number of have been wounded in Indiana taking pictures, police say

MUNCIE, Ind. — A taking pictures at a big celebration in Indiana early Sunday morning left one particular person lifeless, police mentioned. A hospital mentioned 19 folks have been being handled for accidents at its facility.

Muncie police responded to a number of stories of gunfire on town’s east facet simply after 1 a.m., The Star Press reported. Police mentioned in a information launch that there was no energetic menace to the neighborhood and that “multiple” victims have been injured, together with some critically.

“Due to the number of victims and nature of the incident, multiple agencies were contacted to assist,” Muncie Deputy Police Chief Melissa Criswell mentioned in a press release despatched to The Star Press.

Police didn’t say how many individuals have been injured, however officers at Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie informed The Associated Press that 19 victims have been handled of their emergency division for accidents associated to the taking pictures, and 13 remained on the hospital in stabilized situation Sunday morning. Criswell mentioned some victims sustained vital accidents and have been transferred by medical helicopter to different amenities.