UNION, New Jersey (WABC) — An investigation is ongoing after reports say there were multiple people shot inside a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Union, New Jersey.
Union County Police have the Chick-fil-A locked down, and some workers told their family members they are being held inside as police continue the investigation.
It happened at the Chick-fil-A on Route 22 just before 9 p.m. Saturday.
Eyewitness News spoke to a father of one of the workers. He says that his son called him in a panic, saying that multiple suspects wearing masks entered the establishment. He also says several of his co-workers were injured in a shooting.
The father says he drove to the eatery and described what he called a ‘warzone’
A Lyft driver named Martin said he was finishing a trip nearby and heard more than seven shots.
“I finished my trip over there, in the return zone. I heard the shots. When I finished the trip I go to Chick-fil-A to buy two burgers — I see the police, I heard the shots very close,” he says.
The Union County Prosecutor says it is an ongoing investigation. They have not released any information about what happened.
It is unclear how many people were shot and what their conditions are.
The circumstances surrounding the shooting are unknown and part of an active investigation.
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