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Shooting during house party near Stockton leaves 17-year-old dead

Stockton family speaks after 17-year-old killed at house party
Stockton family speaks after 17-year-old killed at house party 00:52

STOCKTON – An investigation is underway after a shooting during a house party left a teenager dead in Central California over the weekend.

The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office says, just before 11 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to E. Whitehouse Road, off of N. Jack Tone Road and east of Stockton, to investigate a report of shots fired.

First responders found a 17-year-old boy had been shot. He was taken to the hospital, but deputies say the teen later died from his injuries.

Witnesses told detectives that the shooting happened during a large house party. Several people are believed to have been involved, but no suspect descriptions have been released at this point in the investigation.

Exactly what led up to the shooting is also unclear.

The name of the teen who died has not yet been released by authorities. However, CBS Sacramento on Tuesday spoke with his family, who identified him as Donyé Teal. 

Teal's father said his son stepped up to defend his cousin's boyfriend, who was being picked on. That's when shots were fired. 

"We're talking about a child. We're talking about a senseless argument he wasn't involved in," Vail Teal said. "Pay your consequences for your crime, and then spend that time to better yourself, to figure out who you are, what led to this, and what you can do to help out the community in the future."

Detectives are urging people with any information surrounding the incident to call the sheriff's office. 

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