East Brunswick Resident Fatally Shot In New Brunswick: Police

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — A 23-year-old East Brunswick resident was identified as the victim who was fatally shot in New Brunswick on Sunday, Jan. 9, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said.

Around 10:18 a.., on Jan. 9, authorities responded to the area of Remsen Avenue and Seaman Street following the report of a shooting. On arrival, officers found Nathaniel Edwards, Jr., 23, of East Brunswick, who sustained a gunshot wound, Ciccone said. Edwards was taken to a nearby hospital where he was treated for his injuries. He died the same day, Ciccone said.

The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Detective Brandt Gregus of the New Brunswick Police Department at (732)745-5200 or Detective Ryan Tighe of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732)745-4335.