<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Nine teenagers were shot in an east Texas residence early Sunday at a prom after-party attended by hundreds, local officials said in a statement.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Just after midnight, deputies responded to shots fired at a private home in Jasper County where the party was held and found nine victims with gunshot wounds, according to a statement by the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office. The injuries are expected to be non-life threatening, according to Jasper County officials.</div><div><br></div><div>About 250 people are estimated to have been present at the time of the shooting, according to a statement from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office.</div><div><br></div><div>Eight people were taken in personal vehicles to Jasper Memorial Hospital in Jasper, Texas, and “at least one” of those were transferred to Christus Southeast Texas-St. Elizabeth Hospital in nearby Beaumont, Texas for further treatment, Jasper County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Karli Cherry said. One person did not go to the hospital, she said.</div><div><br></div><div>A second shooting within the city limits of Jasper, Texas occurred shortly after the first, the statement said.</div><div><br></div><div>There were no injuries in the second shooting, but a connection between the two incidents is being investigated due to a “common vehicle at both locations,” the statement said.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the statement, “people of interest are being questioned” and the investigation is ongoing. According to AP report</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>