At least two gunmen shot at a crowd in front of a bar in the capital of New Jersey, wounding ten people, two of them seriously, but the reason for the shooting remains unknown, the authorities said.
Mercer County Attorney Angelo Onofri said a vehicle stopped at the street corner near Ramoneros Liquor and Bar in Trenton at around 12:25 pm on Saturday. fired more than 30 shots before fleeing.
Five men and five women were transported to the hospital with gunshot wounds. Two of the male victims were reported in critical but stable condition, while the others were in stable condition.
Police chief Sheilah Coley said the 10 victims – eight residents of Trenton, one from Ewing Township and one from Willingboro – were "just out for a night of entertainment and then that's all right." is transformed into a night of violence ". She added that police were viewing surveillance footage and trying to identify the vehicle. State police are now helping to patrol the city, she said.
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Jacksonville, Florida – August 26: The Jacksonville sheriff's boats secure the docks in front of Jacksonville Landing on August 26, 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida. According to published information, a tournament during a Madden 19 video game tournament on the site has left four dead and several injured. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser / Getty Images)
JACKSONVILLE, FL – AUGUST 26: Jacksonville sheriff officers patrol around the ships at the Jacksonville landing on August 26, 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida. According to published information, a tournament during a Madden 19 video game tournament on the site has left four dead and several injured. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser / Getty Images)
Jacksonville, Florida – August 26: Jacksonville sheriff officers patrol the St. Johns River in front of the Jacksonville landing after a shootout on August 26, 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida. According to published information, a tournament during a Madden 19 video game tournament on the site has left four dead and several injured. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser / Getty Images)
Jacksonville, Florida – August 26 – Pedestrian and car traffic is banned near Jacksonville Landing after a shootout on August 26, 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida. According to published information, a tournament during a Madden 19 video game tournament on the site has left four dead and several injured. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser / Getty Images)
Police block a street outside Jacksonville Landing after a shootout at a video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida on August 26, 2018. REUTERS / Joey Roulette
Jacksonville, Florida – August 26: The Jacksonville Sheriff's Officers investigate the Jacksonville Landing shooting on August 26, 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida. According to published information, a tournament during a Madden 19 video game tournament on the site has left four dead and several injured. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser / Getty Images)
Taylor Poindexter speaks to reporters after seeing a gunman firing on players at a video game tournament outside Jacksonville Landing in Jacksonville, Florida on August 26, 2018. REUTERS / Joey Roulette
A man holds a sign in favor of gun control outside Jacksonville Landing after a shooting in Jacksonville, Florida on August 26, 2018. REUTERS / Joey Roulette
JACKSONVILLE, FL – AUGUST 27: Jacksonville sheriff officers look out for perimeter security as law enforcement officials investigate a shootout at the GLHF Game Bar using the same entrance as Chicago Pizza Place. center at the back) at Jacksonville Landing on August 27, 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida. The shooting took place at the GLHF game bar at a Madden 19 video game tournament and initial reports indicate that three people were killed, including the shooter and several others injured. (Photo by Joe Raedle / Getty Images)
JACKSONVILLE, FL – AUGUST 27: Toshiba Sheron speaks across the street from Jacksonville Landing on August 27, 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida. Sheron was inside the GLHF game bar at a Madden 19 video game tournament at the time of filming. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser / Getty Images)
JACKSONVILLE, FL – AUGUST 27: The van of a Jacksonville sheriff's crime scene unit is seen as law enforcement officials investigate a shootout at the GLHF Game Bar that uses the same entry as the Chicago Pizza Place (seen behind the van) at Jacksonville Landing on August 27, 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida. The shooting took place at the GLHF game bar at a Madden 19 video game tournament, with first-hand reports of three deaths, including the gunman and several others injured. (Photo by Joe Raedle / Getty Images)
JACKSONVILLE, FL – AUGUST 27: A police band is being seen as law enforcement officers are investigating a shooting at the GLHF Game Bar in Jacksonville Landing on August 27, 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida. The shooting took place at the GLHF game bar at a Madden 19 video game tournament and initial reports indicate that three people were killed, including the shooter and several others injured. (Photo by Joe Raedle / Getty Images)
Jacksonville, FL – Aug. 27: The Jacksonville Landing, along the St Johns River, is considered a law enforcement investigation investigating a shootout at the GLHF Game Bar on August 27, 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida. The shooting took place at the GLHF game bar at a Madden 19 video game tournament and initial reports indicate that three people were killed, including the shooter and several others injured. (Photo by Joe Raedle / Getty Images)
Jacksonville, FL – August 27: A Jacksonville sheriff officer walks past the GLHF game bar where three people, including the gunman, were killed at Jacksonville Landing on August 27, 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida. The shooting took place at the GLHF game bar at a Madden 19 video game tournament and initial reports indicate that three people were killed, including the shooter and several others injured. (Photo by Joe Raedle / Getty Images)
JACKSONVILLE, FL – AUGUST 26: A strong police force remains in the night during the shooting outside Jacksonville Landing on August 26, 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida. According to published information, a tournament during a Madden 19 video game tournament on the site has left four dead and several injured. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser / Getty Images)
This photo shows a police car behind a tape blocking a street leading to the Jacksonville Landing area in downtown Jacksonville, Florida on August 26, 2018, where two people were killed and 11 others injured. – Two people were killed and 11 wounded on Aug. 26 when a videogame tournament rival was unleashed before taking himself into the Jacksonville city (north of Florida), police said local. Sheriff Mike Williams has designated the shootout suspect at an American Madden 19 football eSport tournament as being David Katz, 24, of Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Gianrigo MARLETTA / AFP) (The photo credit should correspond to GIANRIGO MARLETTA / AFP / Getty Images)
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Mayor Reed Gusciora said the police were investigating whether gang rivalries could be behind the shooting, because "it's a bar where many foreigners coming from neighborhoods co-mingle ".
Coley, however, warned that some witnesses reported that the driver of the car had sounded the horn because of traffic in the background.
"So, we're not saying that it's a road rage, nor retaliation, because the truth is we do not know it for now," she said. she declared.
The shooting took place nearly a year after the shooting of an arts and music festival held in the capital of New Jersey, which lasted 24 hours, killing a suspect and injuring near two dozen people. Approximately 1,000 people attended the Art All Night Festival on June 17, which features local art, music, food and movies. Authorities said the shooting was a result of a gang gang conflict.
Gusciora said officials must tackle "socio-economic problems where many young people have lost hope".
"Trenton can not become a tale of two cities: one that is advancing in economic development and improving education, while creating an unsafe environment for young people because of gun violence", did he declare. The mayor added, however, that despite New Jersey's stringent firearms laws, weapons imported from neighboring states were subject to fewer restrictions, "and that ultimately the federal government will have to do its part."
City Council member Jerell Blakeley said on Facebook that "whenever the weather is mild, madness falls on this city". Such "carnage" is becoming more widespread and the improvement of the situation would require "a strategic and multiform deployment of resources in the areas of government, education, social services, conflict resolution , mental health and law enforcement ".
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