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New Jersey Couple Critically Injured After Neighbor Opens Fire in Longstanding Feud

The shooter, who had been in a yearslong dispute with the victims, later died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a standoff with police.

  • The incident occurred on March 10 in Berkeley Township, New Jersey, when 54-year-old John Adamo shot his neighbors, Jill and Tom Kwatkoski, critically injuring them.
  • Adamo reportedly shot Tom outside the couple's home and then fired into the house, striking Jill in the leg, before retreating to his own residence.
  • The Kwatkoskis and Adamo had been involved in a longstanding feud, with police responding to their homes six times in the past year due to disputes.
  • A SWAT team surrounded Adamo's home for two and a half hours before entering and finding him deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound; a pressure cooker in his bedroom was deemed non-explosive.
  • Both victims were airlifted to a hospital where they remain in critical but stable condition, with Jill making a dramatic 911 call during the attack to plead for help.
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