Man charged with 2 murders after mass shooting at New Jersey house party
Zedekiah Holmes, 21, was charged with the murders of 25-year-old Asia Hester and 30-year-old Kevin Elliott.
Investigators works the scene of a shooting in Fairfield Township, N.J., Sunday, May 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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A 21-year-old man has been charged with the murders of two of the people who were killed in a mass shooting at a party in Fairfield Township, New Jersey back in May.
Zedekiah Holmes, 21, was charged with the murders of 25-year-old Asia Hester and 30-year-old Kevin Elliott at a home in the 1000 block of E. Commerce Street.
Holmes has not been charged with the third murder, that of his sister, 19-year-old Braylin Holmes.
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No one has been charged with her murder at this time.
Holmes was also charged with the attempted murder of four of the 11 people injured who were injured.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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