At Least 5 Teenagers Hospitalized After Gunman Opens Fire at Texas Apartment Complex By Latoya Gayle

At least five teenagers were wounded when a gunman opened fire at an apartment block in Texas.

A group of people aged between 15 and 17 were in an outdoor area of the Commissioner’s Corner Apartments on Montana Avenue in East El Paso just before 9 p.m. local time on Monday, Sept. 22, when they appeared to get into an altercation, KTSM and CBS 4 Local reported, citing the El Paso Police Department. 

Officer Adrian Cisneros told the outlets that a man began shooting as the fight escalated. 

Two females and three males were taken to the hospital after being struck in the incident, according to ABC News. 

One of the female victims suffered possibly critical wounds, while the other four people are described as having “non-life-threatening injuries,” per KTSM.

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Multiple first responders can be seen arriving at the scene of the shooting as people shout in a video the news outlet shared on YouTube. 

A 15-year-old person has been brought into custody, but police have determined that it’s too early to confirm if they were the gunman, CBS 4 Local reported.

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The apartment complex located on the 10700 block of Montana is closed due to an ongoing investigation into the incident. According to KTSM, Crimes Against Persons, the Gang Unit and the Crime Scene Unit all responded to the scene.

The El Paso Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on Tuesday, Sept. 23.