It has been estimated that there were over several hundred people at the subject party, said the prosecutor.
She urged party-goers, including those who may have taken photographs or video, to come forward and share that information with law enforcement.
The prosecutor s office can be contacted at njccpo.org/tips.
The shooting took place in a lightly populated area of Fairfield, a township of about 6,000 residents and one of the earliest settled communities in Cumberland County.
Commerce Street, also called Route 49, is the county s main east-west corridor. It connects Fairfield to Millville and Bridgeton, the county seat.
The township, which is patrolled by New Jersey State Police, previously saw a homicide almost two years ago. Jair Rennie, 25, of Bridgeton was fatally shot in Fairfield in July 2019; another Bridgeton man, Frank J. Baker, awaits trial in that case.
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A shooting Saturday evening in Fairfield Township, Cumberland County left 12 people wounded and two dead. As authorities investigated the incident which apparently happened after a party attended by several hundred people, they offered few details about the incident.
Here s what we know about the timeline of events:
New Jersey State Police respond to noise complaint
At an unspecified time Saturday night, New Jersey State Police responded to a noise complaint at 7 King Drive in Fairfield, an area of the township with Bridgeton mailing addresses, according to Superintendent Col. Patrick Callahan.
At about 11 p.m., the party broke up, Callahan said.