At least 1 person was killed and about 20 injured today, June 17, at the festival Art All Night in Trenton (state of NJ), reports ABCnews. In the morning it became known that the deceased 33-year-old man — one of those who opened about 2: 45 a.m. fire in the Roebling Market, where the festival took place.
At the scene discovered multiple weapon types. Causes of the fire are not reported. Supervises the special investigation Department of the County of Mercer.
.@MercerCoPros gives update on deadly #shooting ArtAllNight: @News12NJ pic.twitter.com/a4hwHgO9NZ
— Alex Zdan (@ActualAlexZ) June 17, 2018
#UPDATE 14 shot, one dead in early morning #Trenton shooting, according to the Mercer County Prosecutors Office @NBCPhiladelphia @NBCNewYork pic.twitter.com/It0oiQNhAg
— Matt Schaffer (@photoguy603) June 17, 2018
One of the eyewitnesses Angelo Nicolo told reporters from WPVIthat he first took sounded claps for the sound of fireworks, so didn’t even pay attention to them. «I approached the brother and said, «I Hear you shoot?», I [replied] to him: «It’s like fireworks»». But his brother insisted that this shooting. «We turned that way and saw all the terrified people running down the street,» added Angelo.
LISTEN: the people at the #ArtAllNight festival describe the moment gunshots started ringing out, as hundreds ran for cover. 16 people hit. Live updates on @NBCPhiladelphia and full details here https://t.co/44rPc8pIjV pic.twitter.com/EP9tFueeOR
— Randy Gyllenhaal (@RandyGyllenhaal) June 17, 2018
The injured were taken to regional medical center Capital Health in Trenton. Accurate information on the extent of the injury yet. Police said four of the injured are in «very critical» condition, among them 13-year-old.
Due to the tragic incident, the festival was prematurely closed.
«In our hearts the pain and eyes full of tears — written by the organizers of Art All Night in Facebook, but our dedication and determination to build a better Trenton through the creative, art-inspired society will never disappear. Not today. Not ever».
Earlier in the week, we reported on the shooting outside a nightclub in Queens.
