14 shot, 2 dead at New Jersey house party
Law enforcement in New Jersey is investigating a fatal shooting that killed a man and a woman and injured 12 others at a residential party in Cumberland County late Saturday night.
At 11:50 p.m., New Jersey State Police from the Bridgeton Station responded to the report of a shooting at a residence on East Commerce Street in Fairfield Township. When troopers arrived, they discovered that a 30-year-old man and 25-year-old woman sustained fatal gunshot wounds. Twelve other adult victims were also shot and had already been transported to area hospitals with various injuries.
Residents in the area said they could hear music coming from the house party into the late-night hours. But sometime not too long after midnight, they said they heard at least 15 shots ring out – all in the span of a few minutes.
Joeron Pierce and James Pierce, who live in homes next to each other, said that there was chaos after that. Partygoers ran through their yards and asked to come into their houses. They said cars ran into one other trying to speed away. ~ Yahoo! News
At this time, one of the confirmed 12 victims sustained serious injuries and is in critical condition.
More than 100 people were at the home for a 90’s theme party when the shooting broke out, according to ABC News.
Residents said the trouble started when people from a neighboring party showed up to the home. That’s when rapid gunfire rang out, they said.
No arrests have been made yet; and the motive and incident remain under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the New Jersey State Police Bridgeton Station at 856-451-0101 or submit a tip via the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office tip website at www.njccpo.org/tips. Anonymous tips are welcome.
For more on what’s being termed another in a string of recent mass shootings, see the video accompanying this article.
(Source: New Jersey State Police)
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