Police said people tried to break into the apartment where the party was being held and opened fire using what authorities described as a “rifle-type weapon.”
Two teenagers were killed and 10 others injured in a shooting at a Texas apartment complex, police said.
Amarillo police responded early on May 2 to reports of a shooting at an apartment complex where juveniles and young adults had gathered for a party, according to a news release from the department. The party started elsewhere and moved to an apartment.
Police said preliminary information indicated that several people were asked to leave the original location but later showed up at the apartment complex. They tried to break into the apartment and opened fire using what police described as a “rifle-type weapon.”
Police said two boys, ages 17 and 16, were killed in the shooting. Ten people, whose ages were not disclosed, were injured.
Police said an investigation is ongoing. No arrests have been made, but investigators believe there are two suspects. Amarillo Police Chief Thomas Hover said investigators believe the suspects were “associated with the targeted location” and that one of the party attendees knew them.
Police recovered a Glock 9mm handgun on a nearby landing, but investigators believe the suspects used multiple weapons based on shell casings recovered in an alley near an apartment complex.
Amarillo, a city in the Texas panhandle with a population of about 200,000, had 16 homicides in 2025, according to the police department. So far in 2026, 10 murders have occurred, including the murders of two teenagers.
This story has been updated with new information.
