Editor's note: On July 17, the Colerain Township police department, which is investigating the July 8 shooting at a party in Colerain Township, Ohio, released a statement debunking information given by one of the witnesses. Our update is published here .

An expectant mother would be sharing, and possibly learning for herself, the gender of her unborn child.

After the "gender reveal" party was over, a dozen or so people, including children, had reportedly settled in to watch a "Spider-Man" movie

That's when terror came in.

Police near Cincinnati say two gunmen in hoodies opened fire with handguns, killing a woman and wounded eight others, including three children.

Now, instead of celebrating new life, the group will be mourning a loss and caring for the injured.

Questions remain

Autum Garrett, 22, who authorities believe is from Huntington, Indiana, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The eight other victims, including an 8-year-old, 6-year-old and 2-year-old, suffered non-life threatening injuries, police said.

The injured were taken to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati Medical Center, authorities said. Colerain Township, Ohio, is about nine miles northwest of Cincinnati.

The suspects remain unknown and at large.

"We don't know who the suspects are or why they did this," said Mark Denney, chief of police in Colerain Township, on Sunday evening. "We're not sure if (the suspects) were allowed in or they forced entry at this point."

A gender reveal party often involves the expectant parents and their gathered guests learning the soon-to-arrive baby's gender at the same time. It includes a dramatic moment when pink or blue is revealed to all gathered -- by opening a box that's full of balloons in one of the colors, for instance, or slicing a cake to reveal blue or pink coloring inside.

A family member told CNN affiliate WLWT that a pregnant woman was shot in the leg and lost her baby. The woman has been treated and released from the hospital, the station reported. Denney couldn't confirm that detail. It was not clear whether she was the guest of honor.

Police also didn't know how many people were in the home for the party or the possible relationship between the suspect and the victims, Denney said.

James Love, spokesman for the Colerain Township Police Department, told HLN's Erica Hill Monday that investigators are following every lead they get. "This situation seems to have come out of the blue," Love said.

"We as police and the community has been recently coming together, trying to unite ourselves, trying to create a community sense, once again trying to put up good defenses," he said. "Lights, cameras and everything else to try to cut down on what has become a problem in this neighborhood."

Love said he wouldn't call the neighborhood crime-ridden, "but it is an area that we do focus on."

The group had just started to watch the movie when the violence began, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported.

Emergency calls

In 911 calls from the incident obtained by CNN affiliate WCPO , witnesses sound panicked and confused as to what has happened.

"There's a whole lot of people here are shot," one man tells the operator, as people scream in the background.

"I just seen two people walk by, I looked outside, next thing I know they just ran in and just start shooting," the man says. He tells the operator he thinks he has been shot in the stomach and that he's bleeding.

Another woman calls 911 from outside the house.

"There is little kids hurt and everything," she says. "I was sitting in my car, they just ran in and started shooting. There's a pregnant girl here ... oh my God."

At the request of the operator the woman yells at people in the house to find out how many people have been shot, but is unable to establish the number. She says she saw the gunmen run away.

One caller says, "We were having a baby shower, like a reveal party."

A neighbor calls emergency services, but cannot provide details of the injured.

"Ma'am, all I know is, I don't know what's going on, all I know is she's a neighbor. I was at home minding my business and I just heard someone in distress banging on my door and a young lady was bleeding and she said she'd been shot and so had someone else and I just tried to come out and see what was going on," she says.

'It was horrific'

Candice Verga, a family friend who attended the party, told WLWT it was "positive" and "happy." All of that changed when she heard the gunshots.

"Everybody's screaming and crying and it's just all panic and I'm even shaking and everything," Verga said.

Neighbor Cheyenne Sizemore heard what sounded like six to seven gunshots, according to WLWT.

"It was a pretty quick succession, it was one after the other, like they went in there and they unloaded as many bullets as they possibly could and then ran off," Sizemore said.

Officers were dispatched to a call of shots fired about 11:21 p.m., police said.

One responding officer said "it was horrific, something that was unimaginable," Love said.

Denney urged residents to take the same reasonable precautions they always do, including calling police if they see something suspicious and locking their doors.

"But we have no information that makes us believe there is any specific threat to our community," the police chief said.

"Our hearts are heavy with what we've seen and experienced in our community," Love said.</s>CINCINNATI — Authorities say two men opened fire on a party where a pregnant woman revealed her child’s gender, killing one person and wounding eight, including the expectant mother and three children.

The pregnant woman tells WXIX-TV she lost her baby after being shot in the leg around 11:30 p.m. Saturday in Colerain Township, near Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the woman told guests before the shooting it was a boy.

A Colerain Township police spokesman says only one of the wounded had serious injuries. Spokesman James Love says the motive for the shooting is unknown. He says witnesses saw the gunmen run down the street afterward. They remain at-large.

About a dozen people were watching a movie when the gunmen, described as wearing hooded sweat shirts, burst into the home.</s>CINCINNATI - Authorities say two men have opened fire on a party where a pregnant woman was to reveal her child's gender, killing one person and wounding eight, including the expectant mother and three children.

The pregnant woman tells WXIX-TV she lost her baby after being shot in the leg during the 11:30 p.m. encounter Saturday in Colerain Township, near Cincinnati.

Police are searching for the gunmen, who were dressed in black when they broke into the home while guests were watching a movie. A Colerain Township police spokesman says the motive for the shooting is unknown.

The children are hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. The five adults were treated at a Cincinnati hospital, where one is listed in critical condition.

Police have released few details about the shooting.</s>What is always a very happy, life changing moment for many couples turned into a nightmare late Saturday night when the Cincinnati police received a call regarding a shooting that took place at a gender reveal party. There were nine people shot total–three of them being children–with one fatality. There is no known motive for the shooting, and no suspects for who pulled the trigger. The police call was placed at1:20 p.m. about reports of a shooting at a house in Colerain Township, a private residence.

Though it is known that there was one citizen shot that resulted in death, the condition of the other eight who were wounded is still unknown. They were transferred to University of Cincinnati Medical Center and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center respectively. It is thought that all of the subjects are still seeking medical care, though the condition of the victims has not yet been released. On the bright side, it has been reported that none of the three children who were involved in the shooting have any life-threatening injuries.

This investigation is still being held and none of those involved have spoken with detectives as of yet.</s>CINCINNATI – A 22-year-old woman was found dead at the scene of a home invasion near Cincinnati where two gunmen opened fire, wounding eight people, including three children and a pregnant woman who had revealed the gender of her child at a party Saturday night.

Colerain Township Police Chief Mark Denney said at a news conference Sunday that none of the eight people wounded appeared to have life-threatening injuries, including the children, who are ages 8, 6 and 2.

The 22-year-old has been identified as Autum Garrett, of Huntington, Indiana.

Denney said the two gunmen who fled on foot haven’t been identified or arrested. He wouldn’t discuss details of the investigation into the shootings.

The pregnant woman has told WXIX-TV that she lost her child, a boy, after being shot in the leg.

The gunmen opened fire with handguns in the living room of the house where friends and family had gathered for a party where the pregnant woman announced the gender of her unborn child, Denney said.

There were no indications of a forced entry by the gunmen, who entered the house through the front door, Denney said. He said it’s unclear why the victims were shot.

“We don’t know if they were targeted, or this was intended for someone else,” Denney said.

Colerain Township called in the Cincinnati Police Department to process the crime scene, which included a search of the home after police obtained a warrant.</s>Two gunmen opened fire at a woman’s gender reveal party near Cincinnati, wounding the expectant mother, who said she lost the baby. Colerain Township Police Chief Mark Denney said 22-year-old Autum Garrett, of Huntington, Indiana, was killed, and eight people including the pregnant woman and three young children, ages 8, 6 and 2, were injured in the shooting Saturday night. The pregnant woman later told WXIX-TV that she lost her child, a boy, after being shot in the leg.

Denney said friends and family gathered for a party to learn the gender of the pregnant woman’s unborn child when the gunmen opened fire with handguns in the living room of the home. The two gunmen, who fled on foot, have not been identified or arrested. Denney declined to discuss details of the investigation into the shootings.

There were no indications of a forced entry by the gunmen, who entered the house through the front door, Denney said. He said it was unclear why the victims were shot. ”We don’t know if they were targeted, or this was intended for someone else,” Denney said. Colerain Township called in the Cincinnati Police Department to process the crime scene, which included a search of the home after police obtained a warrant.</s>A pregnant woman who wanted to celebrate a new life lost her baby in a shooting at a gender reveal party.Police say two men burst into a home near Cincinnati last night and opened fire while people were watching a movie.One person was killed and eight injured, including the expectant mother. She says she was shot in the leg and lost her unborn child.Police don't have a motive for the shooting yet. The gunmen are still on the run.</s>CINCINNATI, Ohio — Two gunmen opened fire at a gender reveal party at a home near Cincinnati, Ohio late Saturday, killing a woman and injuring eight others, police said Sunday.

A group of people had gathered in the living room for the party to learn the gender of a pregnant woman’s expected child, when two gunmen came through the front door and opened fire, Colerain Township Police Chief Mark Denney said. The shooting lasted “maybe a minute or two,” and the suspects got away on foot, Denney said.

Denney said 22-year-old Autum Garrett, who authorities believe is from Huntington, Indiana, was pronounced dead at the scene. The eight other victims, including three children — an 8-year-old, 6-year-old and 2-year-old — suffered non-life threatening injuries, police said.

Police were still searching Sunday for the two suspects. Denney said there are many details that authorities don’t know at this point, including whether the suspects, who used handguns, targeted their victims. They also didn’t know how many people were in the home for the gender reveal party or the relationship between the suspect and the victims, Denney said.

“We’re not sure if (the suspects) were allowed in or they forced entry at this point,” Denney told reporters. “We don’t know who the suspects are and why they did this.”

The injured victims were taken to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati Medical Center, authorities said. Colerain is about nine miles northwest of Cincinnati.

A family member told CNN affiliate WLWT News 5 that a pregnant woman was shot in the leg and lost her baby. The woman has been treated and released from the hospital, the station reported. Denney couldn’t confirm that detail.

Other children in the home were uninjured, police said.

Officers were dispatched to the call of shots fired around 11:21 p.m., police said.

One responding officer said “it was horrific, something that was unimaginable,” Colerain Township police spokesman Jim Love said.

Denney urged residents to take the same reasonable precautions they always do, including calling police if they see something suspicious and locking their doors.

“But we have no information that makes us believe there is any specific threat to our community,” the police chief said.

“Our hearts are heavy with what we’ve seen and experienced in our community,” Love said.</s>CINCINNATI - Authorities say two men have opened fire on a party where a pregnant woman was to reveal her child's gender, killing a woman and wounding eight people, including the expectant mother and three children.

The pregnant woman tells WXIX-TV she lost her baby after being shot in the leg in Colerain Township, near Cincinnati.

The children are hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. The five adults were treated at a Cincinnati hospital, where one is listed in critical condition.

Police have released few details about the shooting. Colerain Township police didn't immediately return a call Sunday.

The gunmen were dressed in black and broke into the home while guests watched a movie.</s>Police have not confirmed if the unborn child died in the Cincinnati shooting. (Reuters)
A shooting at a gender reveal party in Cincinnati kills 1 and injures 8. The unborn child, revealed to be a boy, also dies.