El Paso, Jun 4 (AP) Five teens were hospitalised on Saturday, two in critical condition, after gunfire broke out at an overnight high school graduation party in West Texas, authorities said.

The teens, ranging in age from 16 to 18, were wounded about 1 am Saturday at a home in Socorro, a town on the Mexican border near El Paso, said Socorro police Chief David Burton.

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As many as 100 people were there.

Partygoers said the shooting erupted after a fight broke out between two groups, Burton said.

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Burton expressed confidence at a Saturday news conference that a suspect would be identified and arrested. (AP)

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