Church shooting

CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) - Three people have been shot, one critically, inside a northern New Jersey Church. Some 200 people reportedly were inside the Asian-Indian house of
worship - St. Thomas Knanaya Church on Third Street in Clifton, Passaic County - when the gunman opened fire before noon today.

A law enforcement official involved in the investigation said the shooting is thought to be domestic violence; the gunman is believed to be the spouse or boyfriend of one of the victims. The New Jersey State Police and county law enforcement agencies in northern New Jersey are assisting in the hunt for the shooter, who remained at large Sunday afternoon.

One victim is being described as extremely critical. The condition of the other two was not immediately known. All three victims reportedly were being treated at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Paterson.
   
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