Four Injured in Verona Shooting Outside Event Venue

Four individuals were injured, one critically, during a shooting outside Palmetto Venues in Verona, New Jersey, late Saturday night. The incident began as a verbal altercation among guests at a private party, escalating into gunfire in the adjacent Municipal Parking Lot #1. Emergency responders found a 41-year-old man with serious wounds to the abdomen and a 40-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his arm, both of whom were transported to University Hospital. Two other victims, a 41-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman, arrived at local hospitals on their own with non-life-threatening injuries. The venue has been temporarily closed as police continue their investigation into at least three suspects, with no ongoing threat to the public reported. Local residents have expressed concern about safety and plan to address these issues at an upcoming city council meeting.