Two teenagers killed in shooting at a New York Halloween party

'She was just at a party, and the next thing I find out, I get a phone call saying my daughter got shot,' says Omar Free

A gunman opened fire at a loft party around 1am on Sunday morning

Two teenagers have been shot dead and several others injured as a gunman opened fire at a Halloween party in New York state, it has been reported.

The suspect fled the scene after opening fire around 1am at the loft apartment in Newburgh, New York - ABC7 reports.

Omani Free, an 18-year-old high school student at Newburgh Free Academy, was killed in the shooting.

Her father Omar Free told CBS New York: "She was just at a party, and the next thing I find out, I get a phone call saying my daughter got shot.

"I’m devastated right now. It’s hard. She’s my oldest daughter."

The second victim has not yet been identified. Witnesses have claimed another seven people were recovering in hospital from gunshot wounds.

Local residents claim the loft hosts large parties on a monthly basis with people waiting outside in their costumes before this Halloween event began.

The mother of one of the shooting victims said a few days previsuly flyers for the party were handed out on the Academy campus.