Breaking News: “Washington Township NJ carnival Sewell Shooting today”

The annual festival at Washington Township High School in Sewell, Gloucester County, New Jersey was canceled after a series of fights broke out off campus. Police stressed that information on social media about a shooting was inaccurate. However, what was supposed to be a night of fun for students and families in the area turned into chaos.

The incident took place at Washington Township High School, where police say three arrests have been made so far, all under the age of 18. One officer was injured during the intervention and was taken to hospital for treatment.

The chaos was described as how people at Washington Township High School’s annual carnival portrayed the situation on Friday. Washington Township Police denied the reports on social media about the shooting took place. In fact, no shots were fired during the event.

Police said in a Facebook post that there had been “several fights between large crowds” during the festival. It is believed that the people who participated in these fights were not locals.

The chaos led to a large police presence at the scene. Police Chief Patrick Gurcsik said: “More than 3,000 people attended the carnival. Many of those involved in the fights were certainly not from Washington Town. Therefore, it seems they came from other towns to make trouble here.”

Washington Township Police announced, via the same Facebook post, that the annual carnival had been canceled on the Saturday following the event.

On Friday night, police rushed to the school’s carnival in Washington Township, Gloucester County when a series of scuffles suddenly broke out. Chopper 6 helicopters recorded the scene as police forces tried to disperse the large crowd.

According to initial information, at least one arrest has been made. However, the police have denied rumors on social media about shootings during the carnival. Due to the scuffles that happened, the festival organizers decided to cancel the event on Saturday night.

Washington Township Sheriff Patrick Gurcsik released a statement on the incident, saying: “Tonight, at the Washington Township football/band festival, several scuffles broke out among the crowds. It seems that the people involved in this brawl are NOT locals, but from other towns. An arrest has been made. We fell in love quickly. requested assistance from the neighborhood for crowd control and assistance to the Washington Township police officers who were working at the carnival scene. , along with the lieutenant colonel.

There is some information on social media that there was a gunfire during the carnival, but that is completely untrue.

The Masquerade Festival organizers and I have decided to cancel the event tomorrow night (Saturday).”