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| Shooting at New Jersey High School Football Game Seriously Injures 2 | Shooting at New Jersey High School Football Game Seriously Injures 2 |
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| A shooting during a high school football game on Friday night in New Jersey seriously injured two people, the police said, and sent panicked spectators in the stands and players on the field scrambling for cover. | A shooting during a high school football game on Friday night in New Jersey seriously injured two people, the police said, and sent panicked spectators in the stands and players on the field scrambling for cover. |
| The shooting occurred at 8:29 p.m. in the third quarter of a playoff game at Pleasantville High School, which is just outside of Atlantic City and was hosting Camden High School. | |
| The sequence of events was captured on video by local news media that had been covering the game. | The sequence of events was captured on video by local news media that had been covering the game. |
| The victims were described as “one young juvenile and one adult male” by Sean Riggin, the chief of Pleasantville Police Department. | The victims were described as “one young juvenile and one adult male” by Sean Riggin, the chief of Pleasantville Police Department. |
| The authorities did not immediately say if they had taken anyone into custody or what prompted the violence. | The authorities did not immediately say if they had taken anyone into custody or what prompted the violence. |
| “We are receiving information regarding exactly what happened and who was involved,” Chief Riggin said during a news conference. | “We are receiving information regarding exactly what happened and who was involved,” Chief Riggin said during a news conference. |
| The chief declined to release any additional information about the shooting, as the investigation continues. He said the local police had been in contact with the F.B.I. and the Atlantic County prosecutor’s office. | The chief declined to release any additional information about the shooting, as the investigation continues. He said the local police had been in contact with the F.B.I. and the Atlantic County prosecutor’s office. |