2 dead, 9 hurt in Trenton mass shooting

Two people were killed and nine have been hospitalized after police say gunfire erupted at a gathering that may have been a cookout in Trenton overnight.

Two people were killed and nine have been hospitalized after police say gunfire erupted at a gathering that may have been a cookout in Trenton, New Jersey, overnight.

Capt. David Ordille of the Trenton Police Department said the shooting happened at around 12:25 a.m. along the 100 block of Locust Street in Trenton, New Jersey.

Eleven people were shot, he said.

Early Sunday morning, police had taped off an entrance to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, about two miles away from the shooting, and a vehicle that was parked at an emergency room entrance was seen being towed away.

The vehicle had visible damage.