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3 hours ago BRIDGETON, N.J. (CBS) – A massive house party in Cumberland County ended in gunfire overnight leaving at least two people dead and a dozen injured. New Jersey State Police say about 100 to 200 people scattered after shots were fired at a house party on East Commerce Street in Fairfield Township, at around 11:50 p.m. Saturday. Police say a 30-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman were killed in the shooting. At least 12 others were injured. One of 12 victims sustained serious injuries and is in critical condition. Chopper 3 Chopper 3 was over the scene Sunday morning where debris could be seen scattered around the property.
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Two people were killed and another 12 others were injured in a mass shooting during a house party near Bridgeton, New Jersey.
The victims who died were a 30-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman, state police said. Their names have not been released.
One of the 12 people who were injured is in critical condition. All of the victims were adults, according to investigators.
No arrests have been made, state police say. The motive remains under investigation.
Officers were called to a home on E. Commerce Street in Fairfield Township, Cumberland County around 11:50 p.m. Saturday.
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FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, N.J. – A manhunt was underway Sunday for a gunman who opened fire at a crowded house party, killing two people, wounding 12 more and shocking a quiet, rural community 50 miles south of Philadelphia.
State Police, called to the scene just before midnight Saturday, said they arrived to find the bodies of a 30-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman. One of the wounded partygoers was hospitalized in critical condition, police said in a statement.
On Sunday, police with dogs were patrolling the perimeter of the expansive property. Fairfield Township Mayor Benjamin Byrd Sr. was at the scene Sunday, where tents and chairs were toppled around the yard. Byrd said he had little information on the shooting.
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