EL PASO, Texas - El Paso police have released the names of the victims in a shooting that happened around 2 a.m. Sunday morning outside an Eastside nightclub.
The 11 gunshot victims include five females and six males. Nineteen-year-old Janie Roberts and 19-year-old Candice Trotter are in critical but stable condition at Thomason Hospital, police said. The other victims are Keshia Flanders, 21; Eyitayo Araromi, 26; Olaniyi Araromi, 24; Brian Hairston, 20; Deshaun Swift, 20; Eric Stokes, 20; Sandra Smith, 31; Sharon Turrey, 28; and a 16-year-old male resident of Northeast El Paso.
Thomason Hospital told ABC-7 they are treating 7 of the 11 gunshot victims from the incident. William Beaumont Army Medical Center is also treating two gunshot victims, but they are not saying if their victims are connected to the shooting at Graham Central Station. All but the two victims in critical conditions had been released from the hospital on Monday.
El Paso police and military police are investigating the shooting. A police officer at the scene told our crew that military personnel were involved in the shooting. On Monday, El Paso police and Fort Bliss said that none of the shooting victims were soldiers.
According to El Paso police, the 11 victims were shot in the parking lot outside the popular club Graham Central Station at 1840 Lee Trevino Drive. Witnesses said a fight broke out inside the club, which was hosting a "hip-hop" night. Bouncers then kicked everyone involved outside, where the fight escalated.
El Paso police said that as patrons were leaving, an altercation occurred in the parking lot when someone shot into a crowd of people.
So far, no arrests have been made. El Paso police investigators believe the shooting is gang-related.
The El Paso Police Department's Crimes Against Persons Unit and the Drive-by Shooting Response Team continue their investigation into Sunday's shooting. Anyone with information is asked to call CAP at 564-7010 or Crime Stoppers at 566-TIPS (8477).
ABC-7 was the first news crew on the scene and will continue to follow this story. Look for updates online and in tonight's newscasts.
