Two people are dead, and eight others are wounded after a shooting in Trenton, New Jersey, early Sunday morning, police say.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The shooting happened on the 100 block of Locust Street in the Wilbur section of East Trenton around 12:25 a.m., Trenton police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At the scene, officers found several victims with gunshot wounds, police said.<\/p>\n
A 33-year-old woman and a 42-year-old man died from their injuries, the Mercer County prosecutor said in a statement. <\/strong>Eight other victims \u2014 two men and six women ranging in age from 23 to 43 \u2014 were treated for their injuries and have been stabilized, according to the prosecutor.<\/p>\n The investigation so far suggests multiple people walked up to a block party and started firing into a crowd of about 100 people. More than 50 spent shell casings were found at the scene, and multiple vehicles were struck by gunfire, the prosecutor’s statement said.<\/p>\n Trenton shooting happened at “unauthorized” gathering, mayor says<\/p>\n The shooting happened at a “large, unauthorized adult gathering involving hundreds of people on a residential street,” Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora said in a statement posted on Facebook<\/a>. Officials plan to take steps to prevent gatherings like this and speak with neighbors in the city’s Wilbur section.<\/p>\n “People should not be having unauthorized parties,” Gusciora said. “I can understand if they wanted to have a block party. They need to involve the police.”<\/p>\n Trenton Police Director Steve Wilson said officers were already at the gathering because there were reports of a big crowd.<\/p>\n But some neighbors question why the gathering wasn’t shut down earlier.<\/p>\n “I know for a fact when I was sitting out, two police cars rolled down the street like they were visiting somebody,” a woman who wanted to remain anonymous said. “Just rolled right past the crowd.”<\/p>\n Wilson said that when police are “significantly outnumbered,” officers have to wait for help to get to the scene.<\/p>\n Gusciora also encouraged anyone who has information or videos related to the shooting to contact law enforcement.<\/p>\n One of the people who died was trying to turn his life around after being incarcerated and was recently recognized for his commitment to positive change, the mayor said.<\/p>\n “He was a community guy,” an anonymous woman said. “He was the guy that helped with the youth. He was the guy that helped with talking to kids.”<\/p>\n Another neighbor said they were listening to music and having fun when the shooting happened.<\/p>\n “I heard two shots first, then about 10 more after, then about 10 more after,” an anonymous partygoer said.\u00a0<\/p>\n The man said he hid behind cars as the crowd of people scattered.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Everybody started running,” he said. “Bodies on the sidewalk, street, everywhere.”<\/p>\n The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Task Force is investigating the shooting. A motive hasn’t been determined and it’s unclear what led to the shooting.<\/p>\n Mikie Sherrill, Trenton officials react to deadly shooting<\/p>\n New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said on social media<\/a> that she has been briefed on the shooting and Attorney Jennifer Davenport is in touch with local officials.\u00a0<\/p>\n “I’m thinking of the families who lost loved ones, those who were injured, and the Trenton community,” she said in the post.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n Trenton Councilwoman at Large Jasi Mikae Edwards reiterated the mayor’s message in a post on Facebook<\/a>. “Right now, one of the most important things we can do as a community is HELP LAW ENFORCEMENT GET ANSWERS,” she wrote.<\/p>\n Councilwoman at Large Crystal Feliciano said she is praying<\/a> for the victims and their families and called the violence unacceptable.<\/p>\n \n More from CBS News\n <\/p>\n