At least 1 dead after 16 people shot at a Houston family party, police say

Sixteen people were shot and at least one was killed Sunday (May 4, 2025) during a large party at a home in Houston, where police said gunfire broke out after an uninvited guest was asked to leave.

An 18-year-old man was pronounced dead at the hospital, and the injured ranged in age from 16 to 40, the Houston Police Department said in a statement Sunday evening. No suspect is currently in custody, though several people were detained, questioned and then released.

The department began receiving calls reporting shots fired around 12:50 a.m. at a home in southeast Houston, Assistant Police Chief Patricia Cantu said during a news briefing earlier Sunday.