Syracuse police say at least 13 people were injured after a rally in the city’s southwest in upstate New York descended into chaos.
The rally was taking place at the 100 block of Davis Street on Saturday evening and through the early hours of Sunday, with police called to the scene around 12:30 p.m. after a report of gunshots near Davis Street and Massena Street, according to WSYR.
When police arrived at the scene, they found several victims in the large crowd who had been shot, stabbed or struck by cars fleeing the area after the gunshots.
Police said all of the victims are expected to survive but the severity of injuries remains unknown.
The shooting victims include a 20-year-old woman, who was shot in the right hip; a 22-year-old woman shot in the abdomen; a 17-year-old woman shot in the hip and abdomen; and a 20-year-old man who was shot in the forearm.
Among those stabbed are two women with head lacerations, aged 23 and 19. A 25-year-old woman suffered multiple lacerations to her shoulder and waist, a 17-year-old woman suffered injuries to her leg and arm, and a 17-year-old woman-old man suffered a hand injury .
Victims who were hit by cars include a 24-year-old woman, with lacerations to both legs; a 23-year-old woman with abrasions on her side after being hit by a car and then hitting the ground; a man, 22, with abrasions to his side and foot after he was also hit by a car and then hit the ground; and a woman, also 22, who suffered abrasions to her waist after being hit by a car and then hitting the ground.
The investigation into the incident remains active and ongoing.