18-year-old woman shot to death at Gwinnett house party, police say

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GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Detectives are investigating after an 18-year-old woman was found shot to death after a house party at a Gwinnett County home.

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Police said they responded to a home on Chance Lane in Grayson just after 1 a.m. They found what appeared to be a house party and the teen on the scene.

A photo from the scene showed crime scene tape strung up outside a large, two-story home.

Channel 2′s Gwinnett County Bureau Chief Matt Johnson was in Grason Friday night, where neighbors said they thought the party was getting too big. They saw crowds and the row of cars along the house and said they were calling police to come clear it out, but before they knew it, there were shots fired.

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Trash and bottles were still littering the yard Friday afternoon. Neighbors said they saw up to 50 people at the home and heard as many as fifteen gunshots.

“When I looked out the window, I saw a bunch of kids clamoring and trying to get in their cars to leave,” one neighbor said. “Absolutely horrified that something like that could happen in such a nice, peaceful neighborhood.”

Detectives spoke to witnesses who were still at the scene as they looked to find the shooter.

“We don’t have someone in custody at the moment,” Officer Juan Madiedo said. “But detectives are actively working through interviews and other means to identify the suspects.

Neighbors hope police can make an arrest and they hope this is the last act of violence in their community.

The victim’s name has not been released yet . No one was at the home all day and it’s unclear who lives there.

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