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by Thomas Fitzgerald Published May 24, 2025, 7:27 p.m. ET

A 16-year-old boy was killed and four people were injured after multiple gunshots rang out shortly before 11 p.m. Friday at a house party in the city of Chester, police said.

No arrests had been reported as of 7 p.m. Saturday.

Evidence at the scene suggested an exchange of gunfire, police said, adding that two adjacent apartments also were struck, but no occupants were injured.

The teenager was found unresponsive on the front steps of a house in the 200 block of East 10th Street, suffering from gunshot wounds, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Three additional victims — ages 26, 16, and 25 — were discovered inside the home, suffering from gunshot wounds

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