TAUNTON, MASS. (WHDH) - An early morning shooting at a house party in Taunton on Sunday left one man dead and seven other people hospitalized, officials said.
Officers responding to a report of shots fired on Weir Street around 12:30 a.m. determined a large party had been taking place and several attendees were still on scene, according to a statement issued by Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn, III.
After an investigation, police were able to identify eight shooting victims from the gathering, all of whom are in their early twenties.
Zirovick Depina, 22, of Brockton, was pronounced dead Sunday morning.
Of the remaining victims, one is in serious but stable condition. All of the victims hurt are expected to survive.
In a statement, Taunton Mayor Shaunna O’Connell said, “Our thoughts are with the victim, the families affected, and everyone who has been impacted…At this time, there is no indication that this was anything other than an isolated incident, and there is no known ongoing threat to the broader community.”
“Every weekend, every weekend until like two or three in the morning cops are here,” James Andrade said, a neighbor. “A lot of kids here; there are six kids in this building alone.”
Andrade says late-night parties have been a constant issue.
“A little uncomfortable, a little uncomfortable because that shouldn’t happen in an area like this, especially with the police so close,” Andrade said. “And, like I said, they’re partying every night, and they shouldn’t be doing something like that that late at night.”
“They usually throw parties five, six times as year, but Sunday night must have been different,” said Anthony Correia, another neighbor. “I’ve never really seen anything like that, there’s a lot of commontion but nothing to that extent, and I got kids. Having something like that right here is a little too close to home.”
No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to call Taunton police.
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