Two teenagers were seriously injured after a shooting at a Halloween party in Matagorda County early Sunday.
The Matagorda County Sheriff’s Office in the Tidehaven area, which is in between Bay City and Palacios.
Investigators from the sheriff’s office say they have determined during the party, a group of teenagers from Bay City arrived and a fight broke out inside a barn on the property. Large groups of teenagers then began leaving the area.
As the teenagers were leaving, the suspect, identified as 17-year-old Allen I. Dunlap of Bay City, allegedly pulled out a gun and started shooting into the crowd.
A 16-year-old and a 19-year-old were both struck by gunfire. Friends of those struck by gunfire pulled them to safety and immediately took them to Matagorda Regional Hospital. Both victims were seriously injured but are expected to recover.
Dunlap is wanted on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The sheriff’s office is currently searching for him.
If you are a witness or have direct knowledge about the shooting itself of the whereabouts of Allen I. Dunlap, please contact Sgt. Robert Pierce or Sgt. Keith Majors at the Matagorda County Sheriff’s Office at 979-245-5526.
