At a two-story home on Maplewood Drive. Neighbors reported hearing 12-15 rapid gunshots just after 11 p.m.,
Shattering the relative peace of the tree-lined subdivision. Crime scene investigators would later recover more than two dozen shell casings scattered across.
The backyard, where moments earlier dozens of teens and young adults had been gathered around a makeshift fire pit.
Among the chaos, two young men—19-year-old college sophomore Daniel Ruiz and 20-year-old auto mechanic Jamal Carter—lay mortally wounded, their promising futures erased in an instant.
Six other victims, ranging in age from 16 to 22, suffered gunshot wounds of varying severity, with one teenager remaining in critical condition at County General Hospital.
The aftermath revealed disturbing details about the suspect’s background and the events leading up to the shooting.
