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<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#383333"><strong>Police were called to a home in Cumberland County, <strong>New Jersey</strong> shortly before midnight Saturday after a mass shooting that left a man and women dead </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#383333">14 people were hit by gunfire during the<strong> shooting during the mansion party with 100 guests that left two dead and six people hospitalized</strong> </h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#383333"><strong>The female victim was identified as Asia Hester, a “hardworking” healthcare staffer </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#383333"><strong>Hester, 25, was shot dead along with 30-year-old ;Kevin Elliot at a birthday barbecue in southern Fairfield Township, Cumberland County </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#383333"><strong>The violence may have stemmed from a decades-long local turf war </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#383333"><strong>Six people were taken to Cooper University Hospital in Camden</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#383333"><strong>Footage taken from the scene Sunday morning shows the aftermath of the party </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#383333"><strong>Police say they have launched a manhunt for the gunman, but no arrests have been made</strong> </h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Shooting-at-New-Jersey-house-party-leaves-two-people-dead-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-379823" width="840" height="546"/><figcaption><strong>Police were called to Cumberland County shortly before midnight Saturday as shooting at mansion party leaves &#8216;one dead and six hospitalized&#8217;</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A manhunt is underway for gunman in deadly NJ mass shooting, at a house party in New jersey ;attended by 100 guests. At Least 14 people were shot, leaving at least two people dead and a dozen injured, according to reports Sunday. ;<br>Police were called to the mansion in ;Cumberland County shortly before midnight Saturday following reports of gunfire. At least 14 were shot, with six people requiring hospital treatment as a result. ;<br>One of those killed is said to have been a 30 year-old man, with the other victim a 25 year-old woman. <br>The female victim was identified as Asia Hester, a “hardworking” healthcare staffer who came to the US from Jamaica, according to her grieving family and social media.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Asia-Hester-3.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-379837" width="847" height="1126"/><figcaption><strong>Asia Hester, [photo], was shot dead along with ;Kevin Elliot at a birthday barbecue in southern Fairfield Township, Cumberland County, NJ on Saturday</strong></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Kevin-Elliot-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-379853" width="826" height="702"/><figcaption><strong>30-year-old ;Kevin Elliot was the second fatality in the shooting</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Hester, 25, was shot dead along with 30-year-old ;Kevin Elliot at a birthday barbecue in southern Fairfield Township, Cumberland County, violence that some of the party attendees said<a href="https://nypost.com/2021/05/23/nj-shooting-survivors-recall-horror-as-possible-motive-surfaces/"> stemme</a>d from a long-simmering local turf war.<br>Officers were called to a home on E. Commerce Street in Fairfield Township, Cumberland County around 11:50 p.m. Saturday.<br>A dozen other people were wounded, several with life-threatening injuries, in the gunfire that erupted at the 1990s-themed birthday party with hundreds of guests in a mansion in Fairfield Township just minutes before midnight Saturday, New Jersey State Police said. The location is about 50 miles south of Philadelphia.</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">More than one hundred people were at that home for a party at the time, officials said. Residents say the trouble started when people from a neighboring party showed up to the home. That&#8217;s when rapid gunfire rang out.<br>As mourners packed Asia Hester’s family home less than a mile from the shooting scene Sunday, her weeping sister, Crystal, said, “I talked to her yesterday before she went [to the party].<br>“She didn’t deserve this,’’ the shattered sibling said.<br>A male relative decried the senseless bloodshed.<br>“She was a hardworking person. She was a good person, very respectable,” he said of Hester.<br>Her uncle said she was a &#8216;good girl&#8217;, adding that he was &#8216;absolutely heartbroken&#8217; by her killing. ; ;<br>Six people were taken to ;Cooper University Hospital in Camden with one said to be critically ill, ;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/23/us/new-jersey-house-shooting/index.html">CNN</a> ;reports. ; ;<br>New Jersey Police said Sunday that no arrests have been made, and that there is currently no motive for the shooting.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Shooting-at-New-Jersey-house-party-leaves-two-people-dead-6.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-379840"/><figcaption><strong>State Police and local police investigate the scene of a mass shooting in Fairfield Township, N.J., on Sunday</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Gruesome video posted to social media showed panicked scenes of the shooting’s aftermath, with some people gathered around bleeding victims lying on the ground while others raced to get away.<br>Partygoers ran through neighboring yards, looking for places to hide, and cars crashed into each other as drivers tried to speed away.<br>“Oh my God, he’s gone,” a woman could be heard wailing as police officers performed chest compressions on a bloodied victim.<br>“Why? Why?” another woman shrieked as she knelt next to a motionless body.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Shooting-at-New-Jersey-house-party-leaves-two-people-dead-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-379828" width="841" height="479"/><figcaption><strong>Stills from aerial footage taken from the scene Sunday morning shows the aftermath of the party</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Footage take from the scene of shooting Sunday morning shows the aftermath of the party. Police say there were more than 100 partygoers at the house. The aerial views show a mansion with tents knocked over and bottles strewn around the property.<br>New Jersey state police tweeted: &#8216;On Sat., May 22, at 11:50 p.m., NJSP responded to a residence on E. Commerce St. in Fairfield Twp., Cumberland Co. for the report of a shooting with multiple victims. ;<br>&#8216;Troopers are on scene investigating. There is no additional information at this time. Updates to follow.&#8217;</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Shooting-at-New-Jersey-house-party-leaves-two-people-dead-3.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-379829" width="844" height="442"/><figcaption><strong>Six people were taken to Cooper University Hospital in Camden</strong></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Shooting-at-New-Jersey-house-party-leaves-two-people-dead-4.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-379832" width="846" height="465"/><figcaption><strong>Police could be seen searching the area with dogs over a large perimeter</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">One neighbor to the said: &#8216;It was hundreds of people, our neighbors, who were just getting together because it was the first really warm, nice night. ;<br>&#8216;There were a lot of parties and get-togethers throughout the community, and this was probably the biggest.&#8217;<br>New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy hit out at the shooter in a scathing statement.<br>He said: &#8216;Since late last night, the New Jersey State Police and county and local law enforcement in Cumberland County have been investigating the horrific mass shooting at a large house party in Fairfield Township that attracted hundreds of party-goers.<br>Police could be seen searching the area with dogs over a large perimeter.<br>Anyone with information is asked to contact the New Jersey State Police Bridgeton Station at 856-451-0101 or submit a information on the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office ;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.njccpo.org/tips?fbclid=IwAR2yL44Il8DTgXH6PqU2CsgB-hwm6N4lOXIb7Y3Dcdw1bvsmJUiYONvn1Zg" target="_blank">tip website</a>.</p>



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Mass shooting during New Jersey mansion party with 100 guests on Sunday leaves at least two dead, a dozen people injured and six hospitalized
