Police have not released the boy's name yet, but he died after being shot multiple times as an Edgeland Street house party was breaking up for the night, police said.
SPRINGFIELD -- An 18-year-old man was shot to death around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, just as a large house party was breaking up for the night in the city's Forest Park neighborhood, police said.
The shooting occurred outside an Edgeland Street residence, located between Longhill Street and Fort Pleasant Avenue, and police were still interviewing witnesses this morning.
The homicide is Springfield's tenth this year, coming on the heels of
"I know they haven't charged anyone yet," Springfield Police Capt. Cheryl C. Clapprood said around 7:10 a.m. Saturday
Investigators do not plan to release the victim's identity until his family is notified.
Clapprood said the teenager was shot multiple times as "a big crowd" of mostly young people were exiting the party, Clapprood said.
The killing marks Springfield's 10th homicide of the year.