HOUSTON, Texas — Two people were wounded, one critically, in a shooting in the 9200 block of Richmond Avenue during what a witness said was a Halloween block party.

Houston police said preliminary information indicated the victims were caught in the crossfire of a gunfight between two groups.

Officers with the Midwest Patrol Division responded to several reports of a shooting around 10:40 p.m. Officers searched the area and located what they believed was the crime scene.

A few minutes later, two separate private vehicles arrived at a local hospital, each carrying a person who had been shot.

One victim was in stable condition. The other was in critical condition and was being transferred by Life Flight to another hospital.

Police did not have descriptions of either group involved in the gunfight.

Anyone who witnessed the shooting is asked to contact HPD’s Major Assaults Division or Crime Stoppers.