Overview
- Police in Union Township found seven victims after shots erupted inside the Route 22 restaurant Saturday night, with one person pronounced dead and six treated for non-life-threatening wounds.
- Witnesses reported multiple masked gunmen who moved behind the counter and opened fire, and video circulating online shows a masked person fleeing with a gun.
- The Union County Prosecutor’s Office said the preliminary investigation indicates the shooting does not appear to be a random act and there is no immediate ongoing threat to the public.
- No arrests have been announced as investigators review video, interview witnesses, and offer up to $10,000 for tips through Union County Crime Stoppers.
- Gov. Mikie Sherrill, the state attorney general, and local leaders expressed support for victims and asked for information, as employees and diners cope with the trauma in what the Gun Violence Archive lists as the 100th U.S. mass shooting this year.