Two mass shootings erupted less than 15 minutes apart overnight in Trenton, New Jersey, and Chicago, leaving three people dead and 18 others injured as investigators in both cities work to determine what led to the gunfire.
In Trenton, officers were called to the area near 194 Locust Street around 12:25 a.m. local time Sunday after reports of multiple shots fired, Mayor W. Reed Gusciora said in a statement.
When first responders arrived, they found 11 shooting victims at the scene.
Police tape marks the scene of the shooting in Trenton, New Jersey, early Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. Authorities have not announced any arrests. (FOX29 Philadelphia WTXF)
Two victims were pronounced dead. Nine others were transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, though police have not yet provided updates on their conditions.
The names of those killed have not been confirmed.
Gusciora said officials were still learning about the victims but shared details about one of the people killed, a man who had been trying to turn his life around after leaving 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.