WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. university student died after being shot at a private party overnight, the shooting also injured four other people, U.S. police reported Saturday.
Essex County prosecutor officer said that Jessica Moore, a 19-year-old Seton Hall University student in New Jersey, was convinced dead from her injuries at 3:20 p.m. local time.
Moore had been hospitalized in critical condition after the shooting just after midnight. Four others, who have not been identified, were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
According to local police, the shooter was a man who was denied access to the party, then left and returned with a handgun. The shooter remains at large. Police are offering a 10,000 U.S. dollars reward to capture the suspect.