No arrests have been made.
Photos show overturned pop-up party tents, tables and chairs, and debris throughout the home s yard. A long driveway was still filled with cars late yesterday morning.
Two cousins who live in the area of the shooting said they heard music from the party until after midnight, then a series of shots â at least 15 of them over a few minutes.
Joeron Pierce and James Pierce, who live in homes next to each other, said that there was chaos after that. Partygoers ran through their yards and asked to come into their houses. They said cars ran into one other trying to speed away.
Police were called to the scene Cumberland County shortly before midnight Saturday
Two were killed and 12 were wounded in a mass shooting in Fairfield Township
Asia Hester, 25, and Kevin Elliott, 30, were identified as the fatalities on Sunday
Hester was a health care professional who immigrated to US from Jamaica
Footage taken from the scene Sunday morning shows the aftermath of the party
Police say there were more than 100 partygoers at the house during the incident
Witnesses believe the shooting was part of long-running gang-related turf war
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2 dead, 12 injured in shooting at house party
Investigators works the scene of a shooting in Fairfield Township, N.J., Sunday, May 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Police gather at the scene of a shooting in Fairfield Township, N.J., Sunday, May 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Published May 23. 2021 11:41PM
Geoff Mulvihill
CORRECTS LOCATION TO FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, NOT BRIDGETON - Police gather at the scene of a shooting in Fairfield Township, N.J., Sunday, May 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) May 24, 2021 - 8:30 AM
BRIDGETON, N.J. (AP) â A shooting at a birthday party in New Jersey that left two people dead and 12 injured was not a random act and was a reflection of gun violence that has swept the nation, Gov. Phil Murphy said. A birthday party is supposed to be a joyous event, not a target for those hellbent on inflicting harm on a community,â the Democrat said during a news conference Monday.