Three people have died and eight others were injured in a shooting southwest of downtown Fort Worth Monday night, the Fort Worth Police Department wrote in a statement acquired by TheBlaze.

“Fireworks were being shot off, lots of people just trying to flee the area from the multiple gunshots, so it was difficult for them to navigate quickly into the area,” Capt. Shawn Murray of the Fort Worth Police Department said at a news conference, as reported by the New York Times.

Capt. Murray said it is not yet known if the shooting was gang-related or related to domestic dispute.

Several hundred people had gathered for an annual Independence Day celebration called ComoFest in the Como neighborhood of Fort Worth. The celebration was set to end at 10 p.m. Shots rang out around 11:45, KDFW reported.

“I am devastated by the news of a mass shooting in Fort Worth last night. My heart breaks for the victims, their loved ones, and the entire Como community that works to build positivity and celebration in their community and our city,” Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker wrote on Twitter Tuesday morning.

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