Dramatic video shows masked gunman fleeing NJ Chick-fil-A after mass shooting

Nypost · Apr 12, 2026 · 322 words · By Anthony Blair

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Add The New York Post on GoogleDramatic video shows a masked gunman fleeing a New Jersey Chick-fil-A after a mass shooting at the restaurant on Saturday night.

Common ground

Dashcam footage shows a man with a gun and a mask running away from the scene of the shooting in Union Township shortly before 9 p.m.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Dashcam footage shows a man with a gun and a mask running away from the scene of the shooting in Union Township shortly before 9 p.m.”

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Two separate web search results explicitly mention dashcam footage of a man with a gun and a mask running from the scene in Union Township shortly before 9 p.m.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Myanmar_earthquake

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A body camera, bodycam, body-worn video (BWV), body-worn camera, or wearable camera is a wearable audio, video, or photographic recording system. Body cameras have a range of uses and designs, of whic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_camera

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paul D. Moriarty (born September 25, 1956) is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 4th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate since taking office on January 9, 2024. …
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Claim 2: “The Union County Police Department and Union County Prosecutor’s Office did not respond immediately to requests for comment.”

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While one source (nj.com) mentions the Union County Prosecutor’s Office not responding to a comment request, it is in the context of a different story (hospice/crash). There is no specific corroboration for this lack of response regarding the Chick-fil-A shooting across multiple sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD), officially the Montgomery County Department of Police (MCP or MCDP), is a nationally accredited agency and the primary law enforcement agency of Montgom…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_County_Police_Depar…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nassau County Police Department (also referred to as the Nassau Police and Nassau County Police and abbreviated as NCPD) is the law enforcement agency of Nassau County, on Long Island, New York, U…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Union County is a county in the northern-central part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the county was the state's seventh-most-populous county with a population of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_County,_New_Jersey

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Claim 3: “Dramatic video shows a masked gunman fleeing NJ Chick-fil-A after a mass shooting at the restaurant on Saturday night.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm a shooting at a Chick-fil-A in Union Township, NJ, involving masked gunmen and video footage of a gunman fleeing.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chick-fil-A, Inc. ( CHIK-fil-AY, a play on the American English pronunciation of "filet") is an American fast food restaurant chain and the largest chain specializing in chicken sandwiches. Headquarte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick-fil-A

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Garden State Park was a harness and thoroughbred race track in Cherry Hill, Camden County, New Jersey. It is now the site of a high-end, mixed-use "town center" development of stores, restaurants, apa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Runza Restaurant (formerly called Runza Drive-Inn and Runza Hut) is an American fast food restaurant chain in the Midwestern United States whose flagship menu item is the runza sandwich.
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Claim 4: “There are reports that at least one person was killed in the shooting, but these have yet to be confirmed by authorities.”

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The claim states that reports of a death 'have yet to be confirmed by authorities.' However, the evidence provided explicitly states that '1 dead' and that 'The Union County Prosecutor’s Office' (the authority) confirmed the casualties.

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web search NEUTRAL — One person was killed on the street near the synagogue, while another was killed in a kebab restaurant, The Wall Street Journal reports. A German newspaper reports a suspect threw a grenade into the s…
https://theweek.com/speedreads/870598/least-2-people-killed-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Two children were among at least 12 people killed in a mass shooting that started at a restaurant in the small town of Cetinje in Montenegro and continued at three different locations, authorities sai…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/2/at-least-10-killed-i…

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web search NEUTRAL — Several hours after the shooting, police reported finding at least two more bodies in the charred remains of the church, which had not yet been cleared and may contain other victims.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/28/mass-shootin…

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Claim 5: “Terrified customers are also seen escaping after multiple masked gunmen reportedly stormed the restaurant, forced their way behind the counter, and fired multiple shots.”

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Three independent sources report that a group of masked gunmen stormed the Chick-fil-A restaurant and opened fire, causing multiple injuries.

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web search NEUTRAL — A shooting inside a Chick-fil-A has left multiple people injured after a group of masked men reportedly stormed the restaurant and opened fire. The violence broke out just before 9PM on Saturday (Apri…
https://vt.co/news/us/multiple-people-injured-masked-gunmen-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Officials said six other people suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the attack — which has the grim distinction of being the 100th mass shooting in the US so far this year. The Union County Pros…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/12/us-news/1-dead-in-nj-chick-fil…

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web search NEUTRAL — The shooting left one person dead and at least six others injured, according to multiple law enforcement and media reports. The incident took place around 8:40 p.m., and witnesses described chaos as a…
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/04/least-six-people-sh…

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Claim 6: “No arrests have been made, and no suspects have been identified following the terrifying incident.”

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The web search results for this specific claim returned dictionary definitions of the word 'No' rather than news reports regarding the status of arrests in the NJ shooting.

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web search NEUTRAL — No is an English word that has a negative meaning. It is the opposite of the word yes, which is a positive term. No is used when someone is turning away something. It is also used when opposing an ide…
https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/No

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web search NEUTRAL — 1. not any, not a, or not one: there's no money left; no card in the file. 2. not by a long way; not at all: she's no youngster. 3. (followed by comparative adjectives and adverbs) not: no fewer than …
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/no

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web search NEUTRAL — You use no to acknowledge a negative statement or to show that you accept and understand it.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/no

info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.