An art festival in Trenton, New Jersey was interrupted by a hail of gunfire on Sunday morning.
Officials said the suspected gunman was killed during the shooting and 22 people were injured, including a child and a 13-year-old who is in “extremely critical condition.”
At a news conference on Sunday, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri said early indications were a police officer shot the deceased 33-year-old male suspect. Another man was taken into custody and multiple weapons were recovered at the scene.
Despite the latest American carnage, Onofri said the damage could have been worse, as it was estimated that roughly 1,000 people were in the area at the time of the shooting and subsequent stampede:
“It absolutely could have been worse given the confined space and the number of shots that appeared to have been fired.”
Trenton mayor Eric Jackson reacted to the shooting on Sunday morning:
“All shootings, whether larger or small, are a crisis. This isn’t just a random act of violence. This is a public health issue.”
According to its website, Trenton’s Art All Night festival started 12 years ago as a 24-hour celebration of “community, creation and inspiration.” The rest of this year’s event was canceled following the shooting:
An average of 96 Americans are killed by guns each day, according to the group Everytown For Gun Safety.