NYPD Hunt Teen After 8 Shot at House Party

3 kids among the injured; man fights for life in hospital
By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff
Posted Sep 4, 2011 4:05 PM CDT
NYPD Hunt Teen After 8 Shot at House Party
New York police are searching for Oneil Dasilva, 17, who allegedly opened fire at a house party early this morning and wounded eight people.   (NYPD)

New York police are hunting a teenager who allegedly opened fire at a Bronx house party early this morning and shot eight people. Cops say Oneil Dasilva, 17, fired wildly after some kind of dispute, hitting an 11-year-old boy, two teenaged girls, and five men ages 18 to 24. All were rushed to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A 24-year-old man is fighting to survive under hospital care after taking two bullets in the chest, the New York Post reports. (More shooting stories.)

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