BREAKING: Multiple Casualties Reported After Shooting at Children’s Birthday Gathering – story-veterans.com

There are also reports that some guests and neighbors assisted the injured before medical responders arrived — applying pressure to wounds, using towels as makeshift bandages, and comforting children.

Emergency Response: What Happened Next
First responders — police, firefighters, and paramedics — were dispatched within minutes of the first calls to emergency services. Area hospitals put emergency staff on high alert as victims were transported from the scene.

Paramedics arrived to a scene of disorder: terrified children, distraught family members, broken decorations, and multiple victims requiring immediate medical attention.