Ten people have been killed and more than 30 others hurt following a string of mass shootings across the country this weekend as Halloween celebrations were marred by real-life horrors, The Sun reports.
At least seven mass shootings unfolded between Friday night and early Sunday morning, including two in Texas, three in California, one in Illinois, and one in New Mexico amid what experts are calling an "unprecedented" surge in murders in the US.
Police in Illinois were searching on Sunday for two suspects who are believed to have opened fire at a house party in Joliet, southwest of Chicago, killing two and injuring 12.
A sheriff's patrol sergeant heard 10 to 12 gunshots fired in the area of Jackson Street and Walnut Street early Sunday morning, the Will County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.
The officer responded and saw more than 100 people fleeing eastbound on Jackson street.
Investigators have since determined the shooting unfolded near a DJ booth set up in the backyard of a home.
Witnesses told detectives two people fired on the crowd of nearly 200 from a porch overlooking the party.
One of the gunmen was described as a Hispanic male wearing a red hoodie. The second shooter was described as a light-skinned man wearing a ski mask and yellow hoodie.
