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Two teenagers were killed in a shooting during a Halloween party in Thonotosa, Florida early Tuesday morning. One of the teenagers was killed and another injured, police said.
Deputies with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said the victim was a female student at Bloomingdale High School. Her name has not been released, according to Fox 13 Tampa.
Police said they received 911 calls around 2:15 a.m. Tuesday at a home in the 9000 block of Harney Road reporting a shooting. Upon arrival, the deputy located a male subject with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital and is expected to recover.
“We’re told there were at least dozens and dozens of people at this party on Harney Road,” said spokeswoman Merissa Lynn from the sheriff’s office. “There are no suspects in custody at this time. We are asking the public to contact us with any partygoers who left the scene prior to our arrival. It is unclear at this time whether this incident involved one suspect or multiple suspects.”
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Aerial view from SkyFOX showing the home where the fatal shooting took place during a Halloween party.
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The second victim, a female student, was found at a gas station located at 11511 US Highway 301. “She was also taken to the hospital where she succumbed to her injuries,” deputies said.
“As far as I understand, the woman was trying to leave the scene of the shooting, jumped in her car with a friend to get away, and was shot there,” Lynn told Fox 13. “Dude, for some reason, ended up here at the petrol mart.

Police stand at a crime scene at a gas station on US Highway 301.
(WTVT Fox 13 Tampa)
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According to investigators, evidence indicates that an argument broke out at the party, followed by a shooting. It is not known whether the accused and the victims knew each other.
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Fox 13 reported that the investigation is ongoing.
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