Party Shootings in Tucson, Sacramento, Denver

Gunfire at a large house party on Tucson’s south side late Saturday left one person dead, a second in extremely critical condition and unlikely to survive, and two others transported to hospitals. In Sacramento’s Natomas neighborhood, gunfire at an unauthorized Halloween house party wounded four adults; all are expected to survive and authorities are seeking witnesses. In Denver’s Green Valley Ranch early Sunday, three people were shot in their lower extremities during a large house party; their injuries were serious but non-life-threatening and all were hospitalized. Denver officers reported hearing an exchange of gunfire on arrival, confronted a person seen holding a gun who refused to drop it, and an officer fired; the suspect fled, has not been located, and police recovered two handguns at the scene. Colorado State Patrol and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation were called in under critical-incident protocols to independently probe the Denver shooting and interview witnesses and involved officers, and investigators are determining whether police rounds struck the fleeing suspect. Authorities in the affected cities urged anyone with information to contact local police tip lines or Metro Denver Crime Stoppers as investigations continue.