Trenton, New Jersey mass shooting leaves 2 dead, 9 hurt
Key Points:
- A mass shooting at a cookout in Trenton, New Jersey, early Sunday resulted in at least two deaths and nine injuries, with police responding to reports of multiple gunshots around 12:25 a.m.
- The shooting followed an argument among about six people at a neighborhood cookout that began Saturday and continued late into the night.
- Eleven victims were found with gunshot wounds and taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, with one victim reportedly shot in the head.
- No arrests have been made, and the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Task Force is leading the ongoing investigation.
- Police secured the scene on Locust Street with nearly 40 evidence markers and also taped off a hospital entrance where a damaged vehicle linked to the incident was towed.