World

Suspect dead, 20 hurt in shooting at US arts festival

June 17, 2018
Police officers inspect the crime scene at the Roebling Market on Sunday, the morning after a shooting at an all-night art festival injured 20 people and left one suspect dead in Trenton, New Jersey. — AFP
Police officers inspect the crime scene at the Roebling Market on Sunday, the morning after a shooting at an all-night art festival injured 20 people and left one suspect dead in Trenton, New Jersey. — AFP

NEW YORK — At least 20 people were hurt early Sunday in a shooting at an all-night arts festival in Trenton, the state capital of New Jersey, that also left one suspect dead, a local prosecutor said.

“Multiple individuals opened fire” inside the festival venue shortly before 3:00 a.m., Mercer County chief prosecutor Angelo Onofri said.

A 33-year-old man, one of the suspects, was killed, and another was taken into custody, he said.

Among the injured at the Art All-Night Trenton event was a 13-year-old boy in critical condition.

Several weapons were recovered at the scene, Onofri said.

The local CBS affiliate said 22 people were wounded, and that four of them were in critical condition.

Officials offered no immediate theory as to what prompted the shooting spree, or how it unfolded.

Art All-Night Trenton is an annual event in the city, which is home to 85,000 people and is located about 65 miles (100 km) south of New York. The event was meant to last 24 hours from 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.

“It’s with great regret that we announce that the remainder of Art All Night has been cancelled due to a tragic incident that occurred overnight,” organizers said on the event’s Facebook page.

“We’re still processing much of this and we don’t have many answers at this time,” the statement said. “Our sincere, heartfelt sympathies are with those who were injured.”


June 17, 2018
298 views
HIGHLIGHTS
World
7 hours ago

Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison

World
7 hours ago

Jacob Zuma barred from running in South Africa elections

World
10 hours ago

India opposition leader Kejriwal to remain in jail in corruption case