Posted on 06/17/2018 8:36:03 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
Father’s Day fun turned into chaos at a New Jersey all-night arts festival when two gunman opened fire — injuring over a dozen people, including a 13-year-old boy, early Sunday.
Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri said that 16 of the 20 people injured were treated for gunshot wounds, and that four, including the teen, were in critical condition.
One of the suspects, a 33-year-old man, was killed and the other was in custody.
The Art All Night festival in Trenton NJ., didn’t appear to have been targeted and the shooting was prompted by a fight at the event, Onofri said.
About 1,000 people had been in the area for the 24-hour, free festival at the Roebling Wire Works Building, that showcases work by local artists, music and food.
As shots rang out at around 3 a.m., people started running in all directions.
“Everybody was having a nice time. The next thing you know, there were gun shots. [I] got shot in the leg, fell on the ground and that was it,” Irving Higginbotham, who was shot four times, told ABC6.
Angelo Nicolo, who was with his brother at the event, said he heard loud popping sounds and saw attendees running down the street.
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NO mention of the "suspect's name......
Didn’t Murphy just sign a string of gun control bills? How could this have happened then?
Trenton, NJ - an “arts festival” at 3AM????
Common sense Arts Festival control.
It was an all-night art gallery. The suspect probably argued with the victim over the merits of post-impressionism.
Either gang activity or Aliha Snackbar
Wonder if David Hogg will go help these folks out
It’s a “cultural” festival
Whatever that means
They may give his weight in future reports.
Gotta love that cultural vibrancy!
Those leftie artiest suck up enough meth to kill a horse... It doesn’t surprise none...
I wish just one of those loons could explain that.
How do they equate the actions of some dumb half-baked nitwit with the NRA?
Is it simply because they can find no other outlet for their misplaced rage?
Amazing.
Delivering “Cultural Vibrancy” one “fotay” at a time.
Leftist enclaves love things like that. Boring old white activities like working, raising families, creating safe, orderly, well-functioning communities are so bourgeois...
It was a festival in an up and coming neighborhood featuring local artists. People interviewed by the press said it was different this year, and one person said he had left early because a “gangsta” atmosphere suddenly developed. So I’d say these were thug party crashers who maybe found out about the event on social media and decided that the art-lovers might be an easy target.
Literally impossible.
I refuse to believe this fake news.
Nothing good happens after mid night. All night parties are just a invitation for bad actors to come.
Some of the exhibits featured graffiti. What could go wrong?
3am “arts festival” in Trenton, the only logical outcome would be a shooting.
Trenton is one of those New Jersey cities that people in Newark enjoy thinking about whenever they’re depressed about living in a sh!t-hole.
A 13 year old boy was critically hurt......what the HELL is a 13 year old doing up and out at 3:00 AM??? STUPID PARENTS!
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