Overview
- The attack at the Route 22 Chick-fil-A on Saturday night left one person dead at the scene and six others with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Union County Prosecutor’s Office.
- Witnesses reported several masked individuals moved behind the counter and opened fire, with early accounts indicating some injured were employees caught at close range.
- Investigators with the Union County Prosecutor’s Office are leading the case and say the shooting appears targeted, with no immediate ongoing threat reported from the scene.
- No arrests have been announced and officials released no suspect descriptions or motive, while asking for tips to Union Police or 908-654-TIPS, with Crime Stoppers offering up to a $10,000 reward for information leading to an indictment and conviction.
- Gov. Mikie Sherrill said she was briefed as police process surveillance video and witness statements in the busy Route 22 corridor, where families and workers were caught in the gunfire.