1 dead, another wounded in shooting at Fairfield, NJ hotel

A shooting astatine a Ramada edifice successful Fairfield, N.J. left 1 idiosyncratic dormant and different wounded, officials confirmed Friday afternoon.

The incidental occurred astir 12:30 p.m., according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.

At 1 p.m., the Fairfield Police Department issued a connection notifying the nationalist of “heavy constabulary enactment successful the eastbound extremity of municipality adjacent the Jose Tejas, Ramada Inn area.”

Roughly an hr later, cops said determination was nary progressive shooter successful the area, but did not connection further details astatine the time.

At 4:15 p.m., officials confirmed a shooting had occurred astatine the Ramada by Wyndham edifice connected Two Bridges Road.

One unfortunate was pronounced dormant astatine the scene, constabulary said, portion the different “was presently astatine a section hospital” undergoing surgery.

Neither the victims’ identities nor the information of the wounded idiosyncratic were instantly released.

Authorities said that it appears that some victims were employees of the hotel, ABC NY reported. It’s unclear if they had immoderate narration to the shooter.

Guests had not been allowed backmost into their rooms arsenic of 6 p.m.

Fairfield Police said it volition stock accusation astir the suspected gunman “once it becomes available.”

“Again, determination is nary menace to the community,” officials said.