19-year-old shot, teen grazed by bullet after gunfire during apartment party, CSPD says

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- A 19-year-old was shot and a 15-year-old girl was grazed by a bullet early Tuesday morning in Colorado Springs during what police described as an apartment party involving several teenagers.

Police said they were called to a shooting just before 2:30 a.m. Tuesday at an apartment complex on East Bijou Street near East Platte Avenue and South Academy Boulevard. There, officers found the woman and a teen girl had been injured by gunfire, police said.

Police said the woman suffered a gunshot wound to her leg, while the teen was grazed by a bullet in her foot. Their conditions were not immediately known.

According to the Colorado Springs Police Department, shots rang out during a party at one of the units at the apartment complex.

Police said that as one group of suspects left the apartment, multiple shots were fired into the apartment.

CSPD did not report additional injuries.

Police said they were still working on identifying the suspects, adding that their investigation was ongoing.

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