A mass shooting at a New Jersey arts festival has left 22 injured and one suspect dead. Four victims are currently in critical condition, including a severely injured 13 year old child.
“I had a walkie-talkie and said, ‘All hell just broke loose here,'” said Bruce Toth, who has been curating the free, public art event for the past 12 years and says he was 20 feet away from the gunfire. “I just heard gunshots and everybody yelling, ‘Get down, get down, get down!’ Everybody dove under the stage.”
Two suspects apparently opened fire inside the venue; security officials also "returned fire." The remainder of the All Nights Art Festival, a 24-hour event meant to span from Saturday afternoon to Sunday, was cancelled. The shooting took place only yards from the public display of gun law reform group Moms Demand Action.
One suspect was taken into custody; authorities describe the motive for the shooting only as a "neighborhood beef." Seventeen of the 22 injured were the victim of gunshot wounds.