--- description: A man wearing a Freddy Krueger costume opened fire at a Halloween party in Texas on Sunday, injuring five people, police said. title: Man in Freddy Krueger Costume Shoots 5 at Halloween Party image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Man in Freddy Krueger Costume Crashes Halloween Party and Shoots 5 People  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 31, 2016 2:30 PM CUT  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 31, 2016 2:30 PM CUT A man wearing a [Freddy Krueger](http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0002143/ "undefined") costume opened fire at a Halloween party in Texas on Sunday, [injuring five people](http://www.kens5.com/news/crime/man-dressed-as-freddy-krueger-shoots-five-at-halloween-party/344306054 "undefined"), police said. The man, dressed as the villain from the _Nightmare on Elm Street_ horror film series, arrived at the San Antonio house party uninvited and with several other men, KENS 5 reports. Violence erupted about 5 a.m. when partygoers tried kicking out the unwelcome guests. The unidentified man dressed as Freddy Krueger whipped out a gun from his costume and fired, striking four men and one woman, authorities said. All of the suspects fled, and those injured were taken to the hospital, according to the [San Antonio _Express-News_](http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/crime/article/Five-shot-in-overnight-party-by-man-dressed-as-10423277.php "undefined"). Their conditions were unclear Monday. The incident is under investigation. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4551416/reddy-krueger-shoots-halloween-party/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4551416/reddy-krueger-shoots-halloween-party/"},"headline":"Man in Freddy Krueger Costume Crashes Halloween Party and Shoots 5 People","datePublished":"2016-10-31T14:30:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T10:20:59.552Z","description":"He's on the lam","url":"https://time.com/4551416/reddy-krueger-shoots-halloween-party/","keywords":["Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4551416/reddy-krueger-shoots-halloween-party/","name":"Man in Freddy Krueger Costume Crashes Halloween Party and Shoots 5 People"}}]}] ```