Changes coming to Trenton arts festival after 2018 mass shooting
TRENTON, N.J. - Changes are coming to a popular arts festival in Trenton after a shooting that left nearly two dozen people injured last year.
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Organizers of Art All Night are planning to heighten security and close the event from 1-7 a.m. Sunday morning. The changes come after a mass shooting left 22 injured, 17 of them with gunshot wounds, and 22-year-old Tahaij Wells, an alleged gunman, killed by police.
About 1,000 people were attending the festival that showcases local art, music, food and films when the shooting attributed to a dispute between several neighborhood gangs began.
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"They’ll be wanded they’ll not be allowed to bring in any liquids, outside food and of course anything that could be seen as dangerous or a weapon," Lauren Otis said.
Investigators believe alcohol, anger and guns led to the violence. 24-year-old Amir Armstrong has just pled to a gun charge while 27-year old Davone White is being prosecuted.
Organizers say the event’s $100,000 dollar budget has been hiked with the help of generous corporate donors.