Two mass shootings erupted less than 15 minutes apart overnight in Trenton, New Jersey, and Chicago, killing three people and injuring 18 others as investigators in both cities work to determine what led to the violence.
In Trenton, officers were called to the area of 194 Locust Street around 12:25 a.m. Sunday after reports of multiple gunshots, Mayor W. Reed Gusciora said in a statement.
When first responders arrived, they discovered 11 shooting victims.
Police tape is seen at the scene of the shooting in Trenton, New Jersey, early Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. No arrests have been announced. (FOX29 Philadelphia WTXF)
Two of the victims were pronounced dead, and nine others were transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center. Authorities have not publicly disclosed their conditions.
Officials have not yet confirmed the names of the people who were killed.
Gusciora said authorities were still gathering information about the victims, but noted that one of the men killed had been working to rebuild his life after being released from prison.
“We understand that one of the individuals who lost his life had been working to turn his life around after returning home from incarceration and had recently been recognized for his commitment to reentry and positive change,” Gusciora said.
Police said the shooting left two dead and nine others wounded just before 12:30 a.m., in Trenton, New Jersey, on Aug. 30, 2026. (FOX29 Philadelphia WTXF)
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said she had been briefed on the shooting.
“As local law enforcement continues to investigate, my Attorney General remains in close contact with officials on the ground,” Sherrill wrote in a post on X Sunday. “I’m thinking of the families who lost loved ones, those who were injured, and the Trenton community.”
No arrests have been announced, and police have not said what may have led to the Trenton shooting.
Officials said 12 minutes earlier and hundreds of miles away, police in Chicago were called to another mass shooting.
Chicago police said officers were breaking up a large gathering on Chicago’s South Side at about 11:37 p.m. local time Saturday night when gunmen opened fire into a crowd, hitting 10 people.
A 35-year-old man was shot multiple times and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he died.
Nine other people — six men and three women ranging in age from 23 to 45 — were wounded.
Several were listed in good condition, including a 26-year-old woman who was shot multiple times in the chest. The conditions of some of the other victims were not immediately known.
Chicago police have not yet identified or released a description of the gunmen. (Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images, File)
Police have not said what the gathering was for or what may have led to the shooting. Investigators also have not released a description of the gunmen.
Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest.
“This senseless act of violence has devastated another Chicago community and left families dealing with unimaginable pain,” Executive Director Paul Rutherford said.
