This Birthday Party Turned Tragic After A Shooting Killed Two, Injured Over 20

Two were killed and 22 wounded after a shooter opened fire at a house party where about 100 teenagers and young adults celebrated Mariah Boulden’s 18th birthday.

Mariah Boulden's party on Saturday night started like many others: there were about 100 people gathered in her home, mostly young adults and teenagers, to celebrate her 18th birthday.

Mariah Boulden's party on Saturday night started like many others: there were about 100 people gathered in her home, mostly young adults and teenagers, to celebrate her 18th birthday.

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But the party quickly turned deadly after gunfire erupted, killing two people and wounding at least 22 others, the Houston Chronicle reports.

But the party quickly turned deadly after gunfire erupted, killing two people and wounding at least 22 others, the Houston Chronicle reports.

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The shots triggered a frantic rush to escape. Many pushed their way through the front doors; others jumped from second-floor windows to flee the suburban home in Cypress.

The shots triggered a frantic rush to escape. Many pushed their way through the front doors; others jumped from second-floor windows to flee the suburban home in Cypress.

The home where the shooting took place.

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One man and a woman died — one at the scene and the other at a hospital. Officials have not release their ages or identities.

One man and a woman died — one at the scene and the other at a hospital. Officials have not release their ages or identities.

Bloody footprints found in the home.

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