Asia Hester, 25, was killed in a mass shooting at a large house party in Fairfield Township, Cumberland County, on the night of May 22, 2021. A resident of Bridgeton, New Jersey and originally from Kingston, Jamaica, she worked as a Patient Care Technician. The party, attended by more than 100 people, turned chaotic around 11:50 p.m. when gunfire erupted; Hester and 30-year-old Kevin Elliott were killed and twelve others were wounded.

Investigators recovered multiple firearms and numerous shell casings and described the incident as a targeted attack rather than a random act. In the months after the shooting, law enforcement made several arrests. Kevin Dawkins was charged with weapons offenses, and in August 2021 Zedekiah Holmes, 21, was charged with the murders of Asia Hester and Kevin Elliott and with the attempted murder of four injured partygoers.

If anyone at the party or with information about the shooting or the victims can help, please come forward.