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One dead and multiple people injured after 'masked gunmen' open fire at a Chick-fil-A - New Jersey
UK Mail ^ | 11 April 2026 | JENSEN BIRD

Posted on 04/12/2026 5:00:39 AM PDT by dennisw

One person has been killed and multiple people injured during a mass shooting at a New Jersey Chick-fil-A.

The horror unfolded at the restaurant in Union Township on Saturday night, sending terrified patrons scrambling and the business into lockdown.

At least six people were shot after gunfire erupted at around 8.40pm inside the crowded establishment, according to RLS Media.

A local living a block away told the Daily Mail that they could hear 'a ruckus' as well as sirens blaring hours after the shooting ended.

The father of a Chick-fil-A worker said his son told him multiple armed suspects in masks burst into the fast food chain.

The anonymous father described the busy eatery as a 'warzone' and said several of his son's co-workers had been injured.

Another man whose girlfriend works at the restaurant told CBS that the group of suspects barged in and went directly behind the counter, firing multiple shots.

A Lyft driver told ABC that he was finishing a drop-off near the Chick-fil-A when he heard more than seven shots fired.

'I finished my trip over there, in the return zone. I heard the shots. When I finished the trip, I go to Chick-fil-A to buy two burgers - I see the police, I heard the shots very close,' he said.

The Chick-fil-A is located at 2139 US 22 in Union, New Jersey. The town is located just over 15 miles outside of New York City.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Education; Food
KEYWORDS: banglist; chickfila; crime; newjersey
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1 posted on 04/12/2026 5:00:39 AM PDT by dennisw
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This will hurt Chick-fil-A squeaky clean image. Looks like teen-mini-gangstas hated a responsible guy who worked there.


2 posted on 04/12/2026 5:03:37 AM PDT by dennisw (Qatarlson the Insufferable blowhard ////////////////////////// There is no limit to human stupidity.)
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To: dennisw

Union : 37% black / 19% Hispanic / 27% white , etc...

In 1990 Union was 83% white !


3 posted on 04/12/2026 5:13:52 AM PDT by sushiman
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To: dennisw

Has Chick-Fil-A Ever Served Burgers On Its Menu?

https://www.chowhound.com/1703547/did-chick-fil-a-ever-have-burger-menu/


4 posted on 04/12/2026 5:14:34 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: dennisw

This doesn’t surprise me. Union is not much better than it’s neighbor Newark.


5 posted on 04/12/2026 5:15:37 AM PDT by Omnivore-Dan (have to )
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Alphabet crowd upset about something again??


6 posted on 04/12/2026 5:17:02 AM PDT by ronniesgal ( so is it okay that I said that??? GO TRUMP GO!!!!)
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To: dennisw

Or Chick-fil-A was chosen for this attack because of its Christian association.


7 posted on 04/12/2026 5:19:20 AM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminisheRs the human spirit.)
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To: dennisw

What? Someone only got one ranch dressing when they ordered two?


8 posted on 04/12/2026 5:21:00 AM PDT by Mashood
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“I go to Chick-fil-A to buy two burgers”

Right there, I see a problem.


9 posted on 04/12/2026 5:23:22 AM PDT by Blueflag (To not carry is to choose to be defenseless.)
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To: dennisw

“This will hurt Chick-fil-A squeaky clean image.”

No idea why you would say that.

“Authorities have yet to provide details on potential suspects or possible motives”

I saw nothing in the article that said anything about CFA employees other than they were victims.

Are churches clean image hurt because some lunatic barged in and started shooting?....of course not.

What are dumb comment.


10 posted on 04/12/2026 5:24:50 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America....so great even the people that hate it, won't leave)
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Who would do such a thing? What could be the motive?

ColSandersShotgun

11 posted on 04/12/2026 5:28:53 AM PDT by MikelTackNailer (simulating wisdom at discount prices.)
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How does that hurt them?

That said, when I first read this I assumed it was ANTIFA mad at Christians.


12 posted on 04/12/2026 5:41:16 AM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)
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To: Mashood

Nothing funny about this. The perps need to be caught, tried, and after sentencing immediately hanged.


13 posted on 04/12/2026 5:50:34 AM PDT by TTFlyer (Lenin: that by the infliction of terror, a well-organized minority can conquer a nation.)
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To: dennisw

Jesus him very self said to sell your cloak and buy a sword. God gives us the right for self-preservation. The Sheriff who said the officer deliberately ran over the cop killing suspect and killed him said he deserved it. I would dare any reporter to ask him any question leading with “How dare you . . .


14 posted on 04/12/2026 5:56:31 AM PDT by healy61
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To: Pontiac

I will assume that to be the case. Anti-Christian leftists.


15 posted on 04/12/2026 6:01:07 AM PDT by drwoof
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To: sushiman

My mother grew up on her grand parents truck farm near that area. Seeing the recent breakdown numbers shows me no need to go visit my roots. In the 50s Union Station own center was a decent place.


16 posted on 04/12/2026 6:02:01 AM PDT by Mouton (There is a new sheriff and deputy in town now!)
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“Seeing the recent breakdown numbers shows me no need to go visit my roots. In the 50s Union Station own center was a decent place.”

I was born in 1952 . My hometown of Willimantic , CT was 95% white then . Now whites are a minority : 47% Hispanic , 42% White , 5% black , etc...It was a nice place once upon a time but now it’s a dump full of crime , drugs , homeless ...


17 posted on 04/12/2026 6:07:51 AM PDT by sushiman
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Racist /sarc


18 posted on 04/12/2026 6:11:57 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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To: V_TWIN

“Are churches clean image hurt because some lunatic barged in and started shooting?....of course not.

What are dumb comment.”

+1


19 posted on 04/12/2026 6:13:12 AM PDT by MotorCityBuck (Keep the Change You Filthy Animal !)
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To: MikelTackNailer

Colonel Sanders has been mentioned as a person of interest. LOL!


20 posted on 04/12/2026 6:14:49 AM PDT by MotorCityBuck (Keep the Change You Filthy Animal !)
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