Man dressed as Freddy Krueger shoots five people at Halloween party

A bust of Freddy Krueger from "A Nightmare On Elm Street" Photo: Getty Images

A man dressed as Freddy Krueger opened fire at a Halloween party and shot five people, according to KENS news.

The shooting occurred at a Halloween party in Texas at around 5am on Sunday morning.

Freddy Kruger is the horrifically-scarred, homicidal villain of the 'Nightmare on Elm Street' movies.

Three victims were taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries, according to KENS.

Violence also broke out a Halloween party in New York where two women were shot dead and five were injured.

According to KENS, none of the wounded have life-threatening injuries. The dead women have been identified as 20-year-old Tabitha Cruz and 18-year-old Omani Free, both of Newburgh, 70 miles north of New York City.

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