No arrests have been made.
Photos show overturned pop-up party tents, tables and chairs, and debris throughout the home s yard. A long driveway was still filled with cars late yesterday morning.
Two cousins who live in the area of the shooting said they heard music from the party until after midnight, then a series of shots â at least 15 of them over a few minutes.
Joeron Pierce and James Pierce, who live in homes next to each other, said that there was chaos after that. Partygoers ran through their yards and asked to come into their houses. They said cars ran into one other trying to speed away.
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
By Anthony Fillippleo
May 24, 2021
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy calls a mass shooting at a birthday party in South Jersey a despicable and cowardly act. In a tweet yesterday morning, Murphy urged anyone with information about the shooting to come forward.
Police say that two people were killed and at least a dozen wounded when gunfire broke out just before midnight Saturday at a house in Bridgeton, located about 50 miles west of Atlantic City.
There were reportedly hundreds of people at the home taking part in a 90 s-themed birthday celebration. Police say a 30-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman were killed. There were no immediate arrests or suspects.
By Andrew Magnotta @AndrewMagnotta
May 24, 2021
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is expected to update the state s mask rules for vaccinated residents during a press conference early this afternoon (Monday, May 24).
Under the new rules, fully-vaccinated people do not need to wear masks in most indoor public places, except in public transit settings, healthcare environments, homeless shelters, jails or any business that requires masks be worn. People not yet fully-vaccinated or unvaccinated are required to keep their masks on.
Gov. Murphy will deliver the update during his usual 1 p.m. press conference, providing updates on the state s coronavirus fight with the latest data on COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.