Teenager Shot at a Lancaster Gathering: 17-Year-Old Taken to Hospital With Non-Life-Threatening Injuries, Police Say
Lancaster police responded to a shooting at a residence in the 900 block of Randlett Street at about 3:15 a.m. Saturday; a 17-year-old girl was wounded at a private gathering and detectives are investigating, with no known threat to the public.
A 17-year-old girl was shot and wounded early Saturday at a private gathering in Lancaster, in the Dallas County city south of Dallas, according to the Lancaster Police Department's preliminary investigation. Officers responded at approximately 3:15 a.m. on October 31 to a reported shooting at a residence in the 900 block of Randlett Street.
The preliminary investigation found that the teenager sustained a gunshot wound while attending the private gathering at the residence. She was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police have not released her name, and no suspect or motive has been announced.
The department's Criminal Investigations Division is actively investigating the shooting. Police said there is, at this time, no known threat to the public. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Lancaster Police Department; this story will be updated only with facts officials confirm.
