One dead, 22 hurt in US arts festival shooting
TRENTON ( New Jersey): An allnight arts and music festival turned deadly when gunfire erupted in a crowd, sending people stampeding and leaving one suspect dead and 22 people injured, authorities said.
Seventeen people were treated for gunshot wounds, said Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri.
Four of those, including a 13yearold boy, remained in critical condition yesterday morning.
Two suspects opened fire around 2.45am during the Art All Night Trenton festival that showcases local art, music, food and films.
One of the suspects, a 33yearold man, was killed, authorities said.
Onofri said he believes police killed him.
Another suspect is in custody. Onofri said “neighbourhood beef” is behind the shooting inside the historic Roebling Wire Works Building.
Yesterday, there was crime scene tape surrounding the site of the old warehouse that now shares a parking lot with a supermarket, bank and laundry facility.
Police are also investigating an attempted carjacking that occurred in an alley close to the crime scene.
Onofri said police are working to determine whether it is connected to the shooting.
Gennie Darisme, who was at the festival when the shooting occurred, said she was getting ready to leave at around 2.45am when she heard shots and saw people running.
“There were people trampling other people, cars hitting other cars,” she said.
Ernie Rivas has owned a shop near the site of the shooting for 17 years and said he came back from the beach yesterday morning when he heard what happened.
“I’ve never seen this happen. It’s bad, I feel bad, especially on Fathers Day,” Rivas said. — AP