BATH TOWNSHIP, Ohio — An 18-year-old who was one of the nine people injured during a shooting at a mansion party in Bath Township on Sunday is fighting to recover from his severe injuries.

The family of Elijah Wells knows him as someone who loves rapping, performing, writing his own music and enjoying sports.

Over the weekend, Wells was part of a crowd, mostly teenagers, who gathered for a birthday party at a million-dollar home rented through Airbnb on Top O Hill Drive. Around midnight, Bath Township Police said there was a mass shooting inside the house.

"He just started coming out of his shell, and the first time he wanted to go out and have fun and be around people and be social — he's in the hospital fighting for his life, and it's just not OK," said Brittany Wells, Elijah's sist

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