Chaos ensues at high school game after shots ring out in stands leaving child, adult in hospital
By SDS Staff
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A high school football playoff game in Pleasantville, New Jersey, was suspended after gun shots rang out in the stands during the third quarter, according to WPVI-TV from Philadelphia, Pa.
The game was between the Camden Panthers and the Pleasantville Greyhounds, and around 8:30 p.m. ET with Camden leading 6-0, a gunman sent rounds of bullets into the stands. Witnesses described about half a dozen shots were fired from the bleachers.
A young boy and an adult were injured, according to the report. Both victims were airlifted to hospitals. The boy was taken to a hospital in Philadelphia and treated for “some serious injuries.” Witnesses described a chaotic scene as shots rang out separating children from their parents and adults holding young children tight so they wouldn’t be trampled by fleeing fans.
Investigators recovered a firearm in the bleachers, but they are still working to track down the shooter.
Mike Nik, a video journalist for 6ABC News, shared video of the chaotic scene. As you can see from the video below, fans starting fleeing the stands immediately, and players and officials hit the ground on the field.
Breaking: As the shooting happens at the Camden/Pleasantville football game. People running, jumping fences, laying on the ground. @6abc pic.twitter.com/XzViuszadX
— Mike Nik (@6abcmike) November 16, 2019
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