Police have arrested a male suspect in connection with the fatal mass shooting over the weekend at a house party in Bridgeton, New Jersey, that left two people dead and 12 others injured, officials said. The New Jersey Police Department said in a statement on Monday that 36-year-old Kevin Dawkins, of Bridgeton, has been arrested and taken to Cumberland County jail pending a bail detention hearing. Dawkins’s connection to the shooting remains unclear, with police saying he has been charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a large-capacity magazine, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. The two victims killed in the shooting have been identified as 25-year-old Asia Hester and 30-year-old Kevin Elliott, both of Bridgeton, police said. Speaking at a press conference Monday, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy called the shooting “horrendous and horrific,” adding that the demands of the active investigation preclude some details of …
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