佐治亚州梅肯市——警长周日表示,两伙人在佐治亚州一座城市公园内举办的生日派对上互相开枪,造成12名青少年中枪受伤。
MACON, Ga. — Two groups of people shot at each other during a birthday party at a Georgia city park, resulting in gunshot wounds to 12 teens, a sheriff said Sunday.
比布县警长戴维·戴维斯在新闻发布会上说,枪击发生在周日凌晨,也就是午夜过后不久,地点是梅肯市的卡罗琳·克雷顿公园。
The shootout occurred early Sunday morning, shortly after midnight, at Carolyn Crayton Park in Macon, Bibb County Sheriff David Davis said during a news conference.
戴维斯说,一群年轻人几个小时前被赶出为派对租下的住所,随后前往公园庆祝一名女子的18岁生日。之后,另一群人也来到公园,双方发生冲突。
A group of young people went to the park to celebrate a woman’s 18th birthday after getting kicked out of a home rented for the party several hours earlier, Davis said. At some point, another group showed up at the park and a confrontation occurred.
戴维斯说:“两群人先是通过言语交锋,然后各自亮出枪支,接着开始互相射击。”
“Both groups exchanged words, brandished firearms and then began firing at each other,” Davis said.
调查人员仍在试图确定两群人之间的关系,以及是什么引发了冲突。公园的监控录像显示,枪声突然爆发,持续了约30秒,期间人们四散逃离。
Investigators were still trying to determine how the two groups were related to each other and what prompted hostilities. Surveillance video from the park shows an eruption of gunfire that lasted about 30 seconds as people fled the area.
警员赶到公园后得知,伤者已由私人车辆送往附近的一家医院。一名19岁男性、四名18岁男性、五名17岁男性和两名18岁女性接受了治疗。其中两人伤势危重,其余人员情况稳定。
Deputies responded to the park and learned that victims had been transported to a nearby hospital in personal vehicles. One 19-year-old male, four 18-year-old males, five 17-year-old males and two 18-year-old females were treated for injuries. Two of the people were in critical condition, and the others were stable.
戴维斯说:“目前没有迹象表明这些受伤人员中的任何一人参与了枪击。”
“There’s no indication that any of these individuals who were injured at this time participated in the gunfire,” Davis said.
警方没有立即逮捕任何人,但警长表示,调查人员已锁定几名重点调查对象。警员扣押了四辆将伤者送到医院的车辆,以及三辆留在公园内的车辆,还对10名证人进行了询问。
No arrests were immediately made, but the sheriff said investigators had several persons of interest. Deputies impounded four vehicles that brought victims to the hospital and three that were left at the park. They also interviewed 10 witnesses.
戴维斯说:“未来几天,随着我们在这方面实施逮捕,警方将在一些地区大幅增加警力。”
“There’s going to be some heavy police presences in some places coming up over the next few days as we make some arrests in this,” Davis said.
周日上午,底特律警方也前往一家深夜营业的脱衣舞俱乐部处置事件。那里的一场争吵引发枪击,造成3人死亡、4人受伤。警方没有立即宣布逮捕任何人。
Also Sunday morning, police in Detroit responded to an after-hours strip club where an argument led to gunfire, killing three and wounding four . No arrests were immediately announced.