UPDATE: Police confirmed the number of attendees hurt is now 22.
Around 12:25 a.m., police were called away due to an alleged 911 call of a fight that had broken out nearby. As deputies responded, they heard gunshots and immediately returned to the gathering. There, an unknown number of suspects fired multiple rounds into the crowd, according to police.
Witnesses say a car drove up and someone in the passenger side began opening fire. Between 20 to 30 gunshots were fired into a crowd of over 200 teens and young adults who were gathered for what is usually a fun and safe time. Shardaa Gray"I got kids to come back home to. I'm not used to this. I wasn't expecting it, but you just never know. Anything can happen anywhere," she said."Anything could've happened.
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