5 shot Monday night during party in Lithonia, police say

3 shot at home on Mallard Crest in DeKalb County

Officers swarmed a Lithonia neighborhood on Monday evening after receiving reports that multiple people had been shot. Three victims reportedly drove themselves to an area hospital. The shooting happened during a party attended by young people.

LITHONIA, GA. - Officers swarmed a Lithonia neighborhood Monday evening after a report of multiple people shot. 

What we know:

The shooting happened in the 2000 block of Mallard Crest in Lithonia. According to the DeKalb County Police Department, five people were shot at the location and drove themselves to an area hospital. 

None of the injuries are life-threatening, according to police.

Witnesses tell FOX 5 Atlanta that there was a large party at the home, which led to a shooting. Police said that it appears there was a fight before the shooting.

Police initially told FOX 5 Atlanta that 3 people were shot, but later updated that number to 5. 

Parent describes frantic call from daughter

What they're saying:

One parent described receiving a terrifying phone call from her daughter, who had been attending the party.

"My daughter asked, could she go to a party that her friends were having and, yeah, I let her go," the mother said.

She said her daughter later called her in distress.

"My daughter called me around 10:37 p.m. crying hysterically," she said.

According to the parent, her daughter told her that someone had been shot and that one of her friends was among the victims.

What we don't know:

Authorities have not disclosed the identities of the people who were shot. It also remains unclear which area hospital the victims drove themselves to for treatment.