. >> nbc's dan scheneman has the details. >> reporter: the shooting started just before 3:00 a.m. at a crowded arts festival. >> all of a sudden, about ten shots rang out slightly inside the door. it was pow pow pow pow pow pow pow! >> reporter: police estimate as many as 1,000 people were in the area when the shooting started. more than 20 people were hurt. 17 of them suffered gunshot wounds. >> the preliminary investigation reveals multiple individuals attending the art all night event opened fire within the venue. and to this date and time, multiple weapons have been recovered. >> reporter: investigators say one suspect, tej wells, was killed. he was just released from prison. amir armstrong is hospitalized and facing a weapons charge. >> the shooting appears to be related to several gangs having -- neighborhood gangs, from here in the city of trenton, having a dispute at the venue. >> reporter: this all happened at a popular fund raiser for local artists. >> art all night has become quite a tradition, quite a touchstone here in trenton. it that it was broken up likeohi awfully