Gothamist⁠76%

One dead and several injured after mass shooting at Chick-fil-A in New Jersey ⁠0%

By Giulia Heyward⁠49%

4/12/2026, 5:43:45 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 1 faulty reasoning type, including Negativity Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.7% saturation with 13 hits. Analysis detected 13 faulty-reasoning hits from 134 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of ⁠0% (0 of 21,180 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the article peer group.

Police in Union County, N.J. are investigating a mass shooting that unfolded at a Chick-fil-A on Saturday night in which one person died and six others were injured. 
The mass shooting began around 9 p.m. at the fast food restaurant located on Route 22, in Union Township, which is roughly 20 miles outside of Manhattan, according to the local police department. 
A victim was pronounced dead on the scene while others were treated for non-life threatening injuries. 
The Union County police department has not arrested anyone in connection with the shooting. 
A preliminary investigation indicated that this was not a random act of violence, according to the Union County Prosecutor’s Office. 
<i>This is a developing story and may be updated. </i> 
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