2 Dead, 12 Injured After Mass Shooting in Bridgeton, New Jersey

Two people were killed and another 12 injured at a mass shooting at a house party in Bridgeton, New Jersey last night.

One of the 12 people injured was in critical condition, and the two victims, whose names have not been released, were a 25-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man. The motive remains under investigation, police said, and no arrests have been made yet as of today.

At around 11:50 p.m. last night, officers were called to a house on E. Commerce Street in Fairfield Township, Cumberland County to investigate a possible shooting. Around 100 people were attending the party, which was ‘90’s themed, and chopper video showed on Sunday morning that a tent had been knocked over and debris had been scattered around the yard as people fled. Some of the injured had transported themselves to a hospital, while medics transported others.

Police were also investigating a vehicle parked at a graveyard nearby, though it is unclear if the vehicle is connected. The uncle of one of the deceased victims was on scene and called his niece a “good girl,” and shared that he was “absolutely heartbroken.”

“I just started hearing at first what I thought was fireworks,” said Rev. Michael Keene of the Trinity AME Church, which was across the street from the shooting. “It was really gunshots, and I heard nine in rapid succession…If you’re going to a party, why do you need to take a gun?”