Police were called to the scene Cumberland County shortly before midnight Saturday
Two were killed and 12 were wounded in a mass shooting in Fairfield Township
Asia Hester, 25, and Kevin Elliott, 30, were identified as the fatalities on Sunday
Hester was a health care professional who immigrated to US from Jamaica
Footage taken from the scene Sunday morning shows the aftermath of the party
Police say there were more than 100 partygoers at the house during the incident
Witnesses believe the shooting was part of long-running gang-related turf war
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ONE of the victims of a mass shooting at a house party in New Jersey has been identified as a 25-year-old healthcare worker.
Asia Hester was shot dead, along with a 30-year-old man, at a Saturday night birthday BBQ in Fairfield Township where hundreds of people were gathered.
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Asia Hester has been named as one of the victims of a mass shooting at a house party in New JerseyCredit: Facebook/Asia Hester
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The 25-year-old healthcare worker was fatally shot on Saturday nightCredit: Facebook/Asia Hester
Guests at the event said the violence could have stemmed from a long-simmering local turf war, The New York Post reports.
Series of mass shootings over the weekend leave 11 dead, dozens injured across 8 states Share Updated: 7:38 AM PDT May 24, 2021 By Amir Vera and Hollie Silverman, CNN
Series of mass shootings over the weekend leave 11 dead, dozens injured across 8 states Share Updated: 7:38 AM PDT May 24, 2021
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Show Transcript a deadly spike in gun violence putting communities across the United States on edge this morning, two people were shot during an attempted robbery at a new york city subway station. We re getting overcovered. It looks like the madness is coming back. And in New Jersey, police are investigating an incident at a house party that left two dead and 12 others wounded. Late saturday night. Police also discovered three people shot to death at an Atlanta area condominium and in Youngstown Ohio. Three people are dead and at least eight others injured after a shooting outside a bar. It breaks my heart to hear when we have young m
2 people were killed and 12 others injured in a shooting at a mansion’s house party with more than 100 people in New Jersey late on Saturday. No arrests have been made and the motive remains under investigation, the New York State Police said in a news release Sunday morning.
The agency said personnel responded at 11:50 p.m. to a the report of a shooting at residence in Fairfield Township in Cumberland County. They found a 30-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman killed, with the other 12 victims already transported to area hospitals with various injuries. One person is in critical condition and another serious, the agency said. Six victims were transported to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ.