UPDATE 4:57 PM:
In a news conference this (Sunday) afternoon, State Police Lieutenant Colonel George Bivens said the people responsible for a shooting that killed a 22-year-old Pittsburgh man and left eight other people wounded are still at large, but he said police do not believe the public is in danger.
Shots rang out at around 12:30 AM, just as a state police mounted patrol was arriving at the Chevy Chase Community Center in White Township. The unit was in Indiana for crowd control at IUP Homecoming, but was diverted to Chevy Chase because of a large crowd that was having a noisy private party at the community center. All of the shooting was inside the building. Bivens said that as the panicked crowd ran out of the center, police ran in, some rendering aid to wounded victims and others attempting to identify and stop the shooters.
Almost all of the party-goers, numbering about 150 people, had paid a fee to get in via an app, which police are using to help them identify who was there.
Members of the State Police Troop A Major Case Team recovered multiple guns at the scene, along with cell phones, clothing and other evidence. No one has been taken into custody.
Six of the victims remain in the hospital and two have been released. One victim is listed in critical condition. No one has been publicly identified.
Police are seeking any video footage from nearby doorbell cameras and other sources, including video from inside the building.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact state police at 357-1960. You can view the video of the news conference by visiting our website.
Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers has offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of the suspects involved in the shooting, and the federal bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms has also offered a $5,000 reward.
Please read below for previously-released information about the victims.
UPDATE 12:01 pm: A memorial will be held outside the courthouse tonight at 7 pm with Lillian Clemons.
UPDATE 10:48 AM: Information released by Pennsylvania State Police
The Troop A Major Case Team is continuing to investigate a shooting that occurred today at approximately 12:35 a.m. at the Chevy Chase Community Center in White Township, Indiana County.
As of 10:00 a.m. today, troopers have confirmed that at least nine people were shot during this incident. One of those nine individuals was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The deceased individual has been identified as a 22-year-old male of Pittsburgh, PA. Next-of-kin notifications are pending.
The additional eight gunshot victims are identified as follows:
Male, 18, of Chicago, IL (critical condition)
Male, 18, of Florida (hometown unconfirmed)
Male, 20, of Pennsylvania (hometown unconfirmed)
Male, 19, of Pennsylvania (hometown unconfirmed)
Male, 22, of Pennsylvania (hometown unconfirmed)
Female, 19, of Pennsylvania (hometown unconfirmed)
Female, 23, of Pennsylvania (hometown unconfirmed)
Female, 19, of Pennsylvania (hometown unconfirmed)
These eight gunshot victims are currently receiving treatment or were treated at the following area hospitals: Indiana Regional Medical Center, UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, UPMC Mercy Hospital, and Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center.
Some of the victims were treated and have since been released.
At this time, no suspects are in custody and we continue to urge anyone with information to immediately contact Troop A, Indiana at 724-357-1960.
UPDATE 9:46 AM: State Police Public Information Officer Trooper Cliff Greenfield confirmed that the event was a private party, and not connected with any other community events going on at the time.
Greenfield once again urged anyone with information on the event to call state police at 724-357-1960.
UPDATE 8:46 am: Police are now saying eight people were shot, one killed and seven wounded. More details as they become available.
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Originally reported: One person was killed and five others were wounded in what state police describe as a “mass shooting” early this morning in the Chevy Chase neighborhood in White Township.
State police, local police, and EMS personnel were summoned to the Chevy Chase Community Center at 12:35 this morning. One of the six individuals who were shot was pronounced dead at the scene. State police say the victims were taken to the Indiana Regional Medical Center and to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. Indiana County 911 reports two landing zone operations at IRMC, at 1:07 AM and 1:34 AM.
Photos by Josh Widdowson
Police say the shooting occurred during a private party at the community center and it’s an active investigation being conducted by the State Police Major Case Team, with no suspects in custody as of 5 AM. Police do not say how many people were involved, how many were at the party, or how many shooting suspects they are seeking.
Agencies responding to the scene included state police, Indiana Borough Police, the IUP Department of Public Safety and University Police, Citizens’ Ambulance Service, the Indiana County District Attorney’s Office, and the Indiana County Coroner’s Office.
Troopers urge anyone with information on the incident to contact them 724-357-1960.
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