A 17-year-old girl is dead and eight other people are injured after someone opened fire into a crowd at an outdoor party in Delaware Halloween night. Delaware State Police said the shooting happened around 10 p.m. Saturday, along the 18000 block of Beach Highway in Ellendale. An unknown susp ect had reportedly fired shots from a neighboring property into a crowd of people attending the party, striking nine people. A 17-year-old girl from Seaford was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, where she later died. A 20-year-old man from Seaford was also hospitalized with life-threatening gunshot wounds. Seven other people were taken to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, including two 17-year-old boys from Selbyville, a 19-year-old woman from Ellendale, a 20-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man from Seaford, a 20-year-old woman from Greenwood and a 22-year-old woman from Laurel. Police are urging anyone who attended the party or has information about the shooting to come forward and contact Detective B. McDerby at (302) 741-2821. Gov. Matt Meyer released the following statement regarding the shootings near University of Delaware in Newark as well as Ellendale: “No family should have to receive the call that someone they love has been shot. Today, people in Newark and Ellendale are facing pain and fear that no one should have to endure. My heart is with those injured, their loved ones and every Delawarean who has been impacted by these tragedies. I condemn these senseless acts of violence, and gun violence in all its forms. When people needed help during a time of terror, our law enforcement officers and emergency personnel answered the call. To everyone who responded: thank you for your courage and service. Our state is grateful. Delaware State Police are engaging with the Newark Police and are also investigating the shooting in Ellendale. My administration will continue to support our safety personnel and local partners, as well as the victims and their families. Every Delawarean deserves to feel safe in their community. This is not normal. We must never accept gun violence as a part of life in Delaware.” ...read more read less