ATMORE, Ala. — Celebration and pride turned into tragedy for a small city in Alabama after gunfire erupted during a high school graduation party.

One person was killed and eight others were injured at a community center in Atmore, near the Florida border, early Saturday morning.

Witnesses say a fight broke out between two women during a graduation party for Escambia County High School’s seniors. As people were trying to separate the two women, police said, gunshots were fired inside that hit several people.

Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks told CNN officers responded to a 911 call for shots fired at the community center around 2 a.m. Saturday. Once officers got on the scene, shots were still being fired and police found one man dead in the center’s cafeteria. The shooting was at a former middle school transformed into a community center, police said.

The eight injured people were taken to a local hospital for treatment.

The suspects fled the scene and are still at large, Brooks said.

The high school’s principal Dennis Fuqua said in a statement Saturday the community “felt the pangs of tragedy due to the acts of violence that have left several of our past and present students injured.”

“It is unfortunate that the event at the community center has tainted the success our seniors and football team felt, but we love our Blue Devil Family and will continue to pray for wisdom and healing,” Fuqua said. </s> Alabama authorities say a high school graduation party fueled by alcohol spiraled out of control early Saturday, leaving one person dead.

A shooting took place at a community center in Atmore early Saturday morning, killing one person and wounding eight others. (Source: WPMI/CNN)

Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks tells news outlets eight other people were hurt in a shooting at the old Escambia County Middle School, which now serves as the city's community center.

Authorities received a 911 call around 2 a.m. When police arrived, they found a man who was shot to death inside the building's cafeteria. His name has not been released.

Witnesses say the gunfire erupted after a fight between two women during a party that drew hundreds. Brooks said word spread about the party via social media.

Brooks says they have made no arrests at this time, but they are looking for two people.

Copyright 2019 Associated Press. All rights reserved. </s> Nine people have been wounded, two critically, during a shooting in a club in Ohio.

Five females and four males were shot, with wounds ranging from minor to life-threatening, and two people are still in a critical condition.

The incident happened when an argument erupted into gunfire at 3.20am in the J&R Party Hall in Columbus, the state capital.

Police have not identified any suspects yet, but believe there was more than one shooter.

In another early Sunday morning shooting three weeks ago, Cincinnati police responded to a dispute that escalated into a gun battle inside the Cameo club.

Two people died, and 15 others were injured.

A man has pleaded not guilty to charges including murder. </s> One person was killed and eight others were wounded in a shooting at an alcohol-fueled high school graduation party in Alabama, authorities say.

Hundreds of past and present students of Escambia County High School in Atmore reportedly attended the gathering that spiraled out of control in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Police received a 911 call about shots fired inside the venue, a building which once housed the local middle school, at around 2am and arrived to find one male dead of a gunshot wound.

Witnesses said shots rang out following an argument between two women at the party attended by hundreds.

'The shooter just started shooting and didn't stop you could hear pop, pop, pop, pop,' one woman, who asked not to be named, told NBC15, noting that the victim was a teenage boy.

'For this young boy to lose his life it's a tragedy. The kids had to bust the windows out of the building with their hands and arms and building running for their lives because the gunshots were inside,' she said.

Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said person killed, who has not been named, was found in the cafeteria of the former Escambia County Middle School, which now serves as Atmore's community center.

No arrests have been made but authorities are looking for two potential suspects, according to Brooks.

He said the party spiraled out of control as word spread on social media.

None of the other eight victims were named and no details about their identities or conditions have been released.

Escambia County High School Principal Dennis Fuqua released a statement after the incident, which said: 'It's always a great day to be a Blue Devil, but yesterday was a day of triumph and tragedy.

'By day, our seniors experienced the high of obtaining 8.6 million dollars in scholarships, and our varsity football team experienced their first win of the season. Yet, by night we all felt the pangs of tragedy due to the acts of violence that have left several of our past and present students injured.

'It is unfortunate that the event at the community center has tainted the success our seniors and football team felt, but we love our Blue Devil Family and will continue to pray for wisdom and healing.'

Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to contact investigators at 251-368-9141. </s> LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the investigation into a shooting that left three people dead and 12 wounded, two gravely, at a restaurant operating out of a converted home. (all times local):

Los Angeles police have arrested two suspects in the shooting that left three people dead and 12 wounded at a restaurant operating out of a converted home.

Police said 33-year-old Mowayne McKay and 25-year-old Diego Reid, both of whom are Jamaican nationals, were taken into custody early Sunday. They are expected to be booked on murder charges.

Investigators believe a dispute between a man and at least two other man led to the shooting early Saturday at a birthday celebration attended by around 50 people in LA’s Jamaican community.

Police said one man was shot, then several other shots were fired indiscriminately in the crowd. They said other party-goers may have returned fire in the direction of the suspects.

One of the dead was the man who got into an argument with the suspects. Of the injured, police said one man remains hospitalized in extremely critical condition.

Los Angeles police are searching for at least two suspects in a shooting that left three people dead and 12 wounded at a restaurant operating out of a converted home.

Officer Jenny Houser said Sunday that detectives are still trying to determine a motive for the gunfire that erupted during a birthday celebration attended by more than 100 people.

Police questioned two possible suspects shortly after the incident, but officials said later no one was in custody. Investigators have not released suspect descriptions.

Three people died at the scene. Houser says two victims were in critical condition late Saturday. Two of the wounded were released and the others had wounds that were not considered life-threatening </s> Police say a woman was killed and another wounded in a shooting outside a high school graduation ceremony in Georgia on Friday night.

Authorities said shots were fired at a Mount Zion High School parking lot after an argument between people who had attended a graduation ceremony for the Perry Learning Center, which prepares students for careers as an alternative to traditional high schools.

The graduation was held at the Clayton County Schools Performing Arts Center in Jonesboro, about 20 miles south of Atlanta.

Multiple media outlets report the dead woman was shot several times in the chest. The other woman was shot in the leg.

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It was unclear whether a suspect was in custody in connection with the shooting.

Clayton County schools Supt. Morcease Beasley on Saturday tweeted his congratulations to the more than 200 Perry graduates, but he also expressed sadness over the “senseless violence & death.” </s> Police in Clayton County south of Atlanta say one person was killed and another wounded in a shooting between people who had just attended a high school graduation ceremony. A police statement says “one person is now confirmed deceased.”

“All of the sudden, we all heard a series of gunshots,” witness Shannon Delgado told CBS Atlanta affiliate WGCL. “We didn’t know where they were coming from. Everybody just kind of froze, then we didn’t hear police, we heard more gunshots, but like a lot, like, ‘Pow, pow, pow, pow.’ That’s when we saw the cops, who were on the premises where the graduation was rush across the street because they were in the high school parking lot.”

The safety chief for the county’s schools, Thomas Trawick, says the shots were fired in a Mt. Zion High School parking lot after an argument between people who had attended a ceremony for graduates of the Perry Learning Center, which prepares students for careers as an alternative to traditional high schools.

The shooting occured just hours after 10 people were killed at Santa Fe High School in Texas. </s> Story highlights Two of the students were grazed by gunfire, had minor wounds

Student faces charge of negligent discharge of a firearm

(CNN) Police arrested a 12-year-old girl Thursday after a morning shooting at a Los Angeles middle school left five people injured, including two with significant gunshot wounds, officials said.

The girl, who was not identified because she is a juvenile, faces charges of negligent discharge of a firearm, police spokesman Tony Im said.

A 15-year-old boy was shot in the head but doctors stabilized him, said officials at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center. A 15-year-old girl who was shot in the wrist was also hospitalized.

Two other students, ages 11 and 12, suffered graze wounds, and a 30-year-old woman suffered a minor injury in the chaos after the shooting, officials said.

The shooting was reported to Los Angeles police at 8:55 a.m. Police didn't say what led to the shooting, and little information was released about the girl who was detained. City schools Police Chief Steven Zipperman said she was 12. She and witnesses were being interviewed, the chief said later.

Read More </s> ATMORE, Ala. (WHTM) - A high school graduation party in Atmore, Alabama took a violent turn on the morning of May 18th.

Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks says One man is dead and eight other people were hurt in a shooting at the old Escambia County Middle School.

Police responded to a call around 2:00 am reporting gunshots being heard in the area.

Police say that when they arrived at the middle school which has now been turned to a community center, there were more 300 people at the scene.

Brooks said that it started with two women fighting and then more people jumped in. One body was found in the cafeteria and 8 others have been reported injured and were escorted by helicopter to Sacred Heart Hospital.

Brooks says that no arrests have been made at this time.

This story is still updating at this time.
One person was killed and eight injured in a shooting after a dispute between two women at a large high school graduation party. The suspect is still at large.