2 Yuma shooting victims identified after more than 30 bullets fired at deadly house party

More than 30 shots were fired at a weekend party in Yuma, Arizona, leaving two people dead and five teenagers injured, authorities said.

The two people killed at Saturday night's party at a home in Yuma's southeast neighborhood were identified as Ande Blackthunder, 20, and Danny Garcia, 19, Yuma Police Chief Thomas said Garrity, during a press conference Monday afternoon.

“The most important thing I want the general public to understand is that this was not a random event,” Garrity said. “Everyone knew each other. There was a party that got out of hand.”

Garrity said several weapons were recovered at the scene and investigators continue to work to identify those responsible for the deadly shootings. He asked anyone with information about the episode to contact police.

“We want to talk to everyone because we want to make sure we find the people responsible for this and hold them accountable for this heinous event,” Garrity said.

A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of those responsible, police said.

The gunfire erupted around 10:54 p.m. Saturday when an altercation broke out at the party that had grown from a few people to more than 100 after news of the party was posted on social media, Garrity said.

“We can confirm that this was a house party and that everyone involved knows each other,” Garrity said.

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He said four off-duty law enforcement officers were in the area at the time of the shooting, heard the gunshots, responded to the scene and began providing first aid to people. injured and to help the officers on duty when they arrive.

He said one of the seriously injured victims, Garcia, was taken to hospital by private car before police arrived. The teen was pronounced dead at Yuma Regional Medical Center shortly after being taken there, police said.

Officers found Blackthunder at the scene suffering from a gunshot wound and he was taken by Yuma firefighters to Yuma Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

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Five other teens, ages 15 to 19, were injured, Garrity said. Two remained hospitalized in stable condition Monday afternoon and three were treated and released Sunday morning, Garrity said.

The chief said the owner of the home where the shooting occurred was out of town and a relative hosted the party that resulted in a noise complaint that police did not respond to.

“That night there were a lot of parties going on throughout the Yuma community with all the graduations and all that,” Garrity said, adding that the noise complaint was filed about 55 minutes before the shooting as the police were busy with other calls. “There was no indication that there was any type of violence, which would have made it a priority call.”

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