Pictured: A 14-year-old girl shot dead alongside a 16-year-old at a makeshift club in Houston as the number of children killed by guns in 2024 reaches 1,346.

The “lifeless” body of a 14-year-old girl, killed when a gunman opened fire on a crowd at a makeshift teen nightclub, was carried by medics past her brother.

Azirya Bankhead was among two teenagers fatally shot Saturday night in Texas while attending a pop-up party at a venue known as Curfew Club, his heartbroken mother, Charlisa Jones, confirmed.

Azirya attended the event, billed as “Houston’s hottest teen club,” with his brother Cleshaun Bankhead, who remembered the moment the shots rang out.

“She said to me, ‘Okay, I’m going to go with my friends,’ and after that I was standing next to her, and all I heard was gunshots.” , Cleshaun told KTRK.

“I looked down and went to the bathroom, and when I came out they were carrying my sister and she was lifeless.” Azirya later died in hospital.

A 16-year-old boy, whose identity has not yet been released, died at the scene and four girls, aged 13, 17, 18 and 19, were hospitalized with injuries.

Police have not yet identified a suspect, but witnesses say they told detectives they saw a man dressed in all black, including a hooded sweatshirt and a black mask covering his face, fire a gun into a crowd of people present on the premises.

The mass shooting comes as gun violence continues to plague the United States, with the number of young people killed by guns this year now standing at 1,346, according to the latest data from the Gun Violence Archive.

Azirya Bankhead, 14, (pictured) was killed when a gunman opened fire on a crowd at a makeshift teen nightclub in Houston on Saturday night.

His heartbroken mother Charlisa Jones, pictured with her loved ones, broke down in tears after the shooting, saying: “They killed my baby. I don’t wish that on anyone’

The shooting at a teen pop-up party in north Houston left two people dead and four others injured. Pictured are police officers on scene after gunfire broke out Saturday evening.

Houston police responded to a shooting near the 10100 block of Jensen Drive on Saturday shortly before 11:30 p.m. after shots rang out at the makeshift nightclub.

After arriving on scene, officers saw swarms of teenagers rushing out of an empty warehouse.

They found a 16-year-old boy dead at the scene, as well as Azirya, who had been seriously injured during the rampage. She was transported to a nearby hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.

His mother Charlisa Jones, speaking to KTRK after the shooting, broke down in tears. “They killed my baby,” she sobbed, adding: “I wouldn’t wish that on anyone.”

Jones also posted a heartbreaking message on Facebook after Azirya’s death, saying: “LORD, MY BABY IS GONE. LORD WHO WAS MY BABY LORD HELP ME NOW A’ZIRYA MOMA LOVES YOU.’

Four other teens were also shot and treated at Texas Children’s Hospital. A 13-year-old girl is in critical condition and an 18-year-old girl is in serious condition, authorities said. The other two victims, aged 17 and 19, were both in stable condition.

The suspect had fled the scene by the time authorities arrived, Houston police wrote in a statement.

Azirya (pictured) attended the event, billed as “Houston’s hottest teen club”, with his brother Cleshaun Bankhead who recalled: “I looked down and went to the bathroom, and when I came out, they were carrying my sister.” outside, and she was lifeless’

Police, pictured at the scene, said the shooter had fled the unregulated party by the time they arrived on Saturday evening.

Deputy Chief Luis Menendez-Sierra Menendez-Sierra said most of the participants in the event, which appeared to be organized on social media, were minors. He said they were gathered in an empty space.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire, who was on hand after the shooting, noted that security guards had “taken off” and that the party was completely unregulated.

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said in an article on X that “impromptu, unauthorized pop-up parties can quickly lead to chaos and violence.”

“Pop-up parties raise public safety concerns and teenagers should stay away for their own safety,” he said.

Investigators launched a manhunt for the shooter and urged people at the event to call police with any information.

“We’re going to devote all of our resources to finding out what happened tonight and who did this so we can bring them to justice,” Menendez-Sierra said Saturday night.

“If you were here tonight, we need your help. If you witnessed what happened, we need you to call (the tip line). We need you to give us information so we can bring these people to justice.

Luis Menendez-Sierra, the deputy police chief, speaking at a news conference in Houston on Sunday, said most of the participants in the event, which appeared to be organized on social media, were minors . He said they were gathered in an empty space

Police officers, pictured on Saturday evening, described the incident as a “very turbulent scene” and said they saw swarms of teenagers rushing out of an empty warehouse.

Mayor Whitmire added, “We lost some young people tonight, it could have been avoided if they didn’t come to places like this.”

At least 1,346 young people across America have been killed in incidents of gun violence this year, according to data released today by the Gun Violence Archive.

The latest figures show that 236 children, aged 11 or younger, were killed by guns in 2024 and at least 518 were injured.

At least 1,110 teenagers aged 12 to 17 have been killed by guns since January of this year and 3,093 have been injured.