Two people were killed and another seriously injured in a shooting Thursday night at a Salem County motor lodge, authorities said.

The killings followed an exchange of gunfire at the same motel the night before and investigators believe the incidents are connected.

Police responded to a shots fired call just after 8 p.m. Thursday at the Salem Motor Lodge on East Broadway in Salem City.

They found Isa Hallman, 28, of Salem, suffering from gunshot wounds in room 23 and he was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Salem County Prosecutor’s Office.

Two other Salem men were taken to Salem Medical Center by private vehicle. One of them, 28-year-old Kapri Taylor, was pronounced dead at the hospital. The other victim, a 25-year-old, was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital, Camden, in critical condition. He is expected to recover.

The victims were shot at as they ran to room 23, according to Salem County Prosecutor John T. Lenahan. The shooter or shooters fired from behind a fence line adjacent to the motor lodge, he said.

Shots were also fired from room 23 and weapons were recovered from that room, Lenahan said.

Authorities have not said that those struck by gunfire were actively involved in the shootout and described them as victims.

In the shooting the night before at the motor lodge, 15 shots were exchanged through the door of another room around 5:45 p.m., Lenahan said. One person suffered a hand wound in that incident and no one was arrested.

Police search for clues Friday morning following a shooting at Salem Motor Lodge that killed two men and wounded a third.

About a hundred officers from local departments and the New Jersey State Police converged on the shooting scene Thursday night.

It’s not clear yet how many people fired on the victims, but no arrests had been made as of Friday evening.

So far, no one has stepped forward to offer any information about what happened, Lenahan said.

“We need help from the general public, really,” he said.

On a gloomy Friday morning, investigators went door-to-door at the motor lodge in their search for witnesses.

Standing near the motel entrance, a man who identified himself as Hillman’s father said he was waiting to learn more from police.

“He was murdered ... shot several times. We’re still trying to get information.”

The man declined to give his name.

“Whatever the circumstances were, it doesn’t warrant anybody getting killed,” said another man with him, who was described as the victim’s brother.

Across the parking lot, near room 23, a woman in tears described herself as a family member of one of the victims. She said she had just arrived from North Carolina and was still trying to comprehend what had happened.

Motel staff declined to comment on the incident.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Detective Walt Christy at 856-935-0033 or Sgt. Ryan Donelson at 609-839-7615.

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