Gunfire Injures 9 Teenagers at Texas Prom After-Party

About 250 partygoers at a private residence near Jasper, Texas were celebrating when shots were fired, wounding nine teenagers.
The victims were transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, and one victim was transferred to another hospital for further evaluation.
A second shooting occurred in Jasper shortly after and authorities are investigating a possible connection between the two incidents.
Multiple persons of interest are being questioned, and law enforcement has pledged to increase security at local schools.
The motive for the shootings remains unclear, though authorities are working to bring the perpetrators to justice.