1 Dead, 4 Others Injured In Shootings In Atlantic County

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ — A total of five people have been shot, and one person is dead, in a shooting incident in Atlantic County, New Jersey State Police said Monday night.

Police reported to multiple shooting scenes Monday afternoon, including one at the Wawa on Tilton Road in Egg Harbor Township near the entrance to Atlantic City International Airport.

At least four men were found inside a bullet-filled white Ford Explorer that one witness said had "barreled into the parking lot" with the passenger hanging out the window saying all four had been shot, according to NBC 10. It was missing one wheel, and came in on just a rim on the rear passenger side, according to multiple media reports.

The men inside the SUV were all taken from the SUV and transported to the hospital, where they were each being treated for various injuries, police said.

Around the same time, State Police found two more victims inside a silver Nissan on the Garden State Parkway near the intersection with the Atlantic City Expressway.

The passenger in that car had been shot, and died as a result of his injuries, police said. The driver was uninjured.

Police believe the shooting originated on the Atlantic City Expressway near Exit 12 in Hamilton Township, just before 3 p.m.

Evidence was collected from both vehicles Monday night, and several weapons were recovered at an unspecified location close to one of the scenes connected with the crime.

Police have been conducting an investigation along both the Atlantic City Expressway and the Garden State Parkway.

None of the victims have been identified, but they were all males under the age of 40, State Police said Monday night.

Police believe the people involved knew each other, and that the shooting was not a random act. They are also investigating the possibility that more people or vehicles were involved in the incident.

State Police detectives are leading the investigation with Egg Harbor Township Police, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office, and other agencies.

Monday's shootings come in the wake of a pair of shootings in Egg Harbor City over the past few days. The first was Thursday evening at the Wawa on the White Horse Pike, while the second took place Saturday afternoon on Washington Avenue, according to The Press of Atlantic City. The shootings may be related.

As a result, Egg Harbor City was planning an emergency meeting to discuss public safety Monday night.