BATH TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Gunfire erupted early Sunday at a large rental home where teenagers had gathered for a birthday party that was promoted on social media, injuring nine people. The scene in northeastern Ohio was chaotic as some people fled and first responders performed life-saving measures, police said.

The shooting happened at around 12:15 a.m. in Bath Township, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) northwest of Akron.

At a Sunday morning news conference, Police Chief Vito Sinopoli said the seriousness of the victims' injuries was not clear. It also was not immediately clear if all nine people were shot — one person's leg injury may have been caused by a fall, he said.

Sinopoli said the large home had been rented out on Airbnb, which is not allowed under local zoning ordinances, and most

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