16-year-old boy dead after shooting at Texas after-prom party
HOUSTON – A teenage boy died after a shooting at an after-prom party in Houston early Saturday morning, officials say.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez on Twitter confirmed that the victim was identified as Isaac Zetino, 16. Gonzalez said Zetino did not live at the house where the party took place but was there for a post-prom gathering.
The shooting happened around 1:30 p.m. and the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said that there were about 100 people at the party, according to KHOU.
Gonzalez said investigators learned that Zetino and another boy had been in some kind of disturbance with a father of a girl who was at the party. The teens and the girl’s father reportedly pulled out guns and fired them at each other.
Update: the deceased male has been identified as Isaac Zetino (16). Zetino was not a resident at the home where the shooting took place and had been there to attend an after-prom party. Investigators determined Zetino and another juvenile male had become involved in a
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Zetino was pronounced dead at the scene, according to CBS News.
Deputies located the father involved in the shooting, who reportedly said he was acting in self-defense, according to CBS News. Investigators say this was “corroborated by what deputies found at the scene,” KHOU reported. The man has been cooperating with deputies, according to the Houston Chronicle. Deputies also located the other teenage boy reportedly involved.
Gonzalez said no charges have been filed yet. Once the investigation is complete, the case will be presented to a grand jury for any possible charges.
