BREAKING: Multiple Casualties Reported After Shooting at Children’s Birthday Gathering

Accounts from Witnesses
Several people who were at or near the event shared their impressions with reporters and police.

One neighbor, who asked not to be named, said she was just stepping outside when she first heard the gunfire.

“It sounded like it was coming from everywhere at once — like someone set off a machine,” she told reporters. “For a moment we thought it was fireworks… then we saw adults dropping to the ground, kids screaming, and parents trying to shield them. It was terrifying.”