Crashed Car Found With Bullet Holes In Somerset County, Police Investigate Shooting

FRANKLIN, NJ — Authorities are investigating a shooting where gunshots were fired at a car that also crashed in Franklin Township, said authorities.

On Oct. 24 at around 9:09 p.m., Franklin Township Police officers were called to the area of Matilda Avenue in Franklin Township for a report of gunshots fired and a vehicle crash.

Officers found a vehicle that crashed into a local business in the area, said Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., and Franklin Township Public Safety Director Quovella M. Maeweather.

A passenger in the vehicle, an adult man from Franklin Township, sustained injuries from the crash and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment with non-life-threatening injuries.

Franklin Patrol Officers saw gunshot damage on the vehicle that crashed. No injuries were reported to be sustained as a result of the shots fired, said McDonald.

Detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit responded to the scene along with detectives from the Franklin Township Police Department to investigate.

A motive for the shooting remains under investigation.

Anyone with information relating to this incident is asked to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at 908-231-7100 or the Franklin Township Police Department at 732-873-5533 or via the STOPit app. The STOPit app allows citizens to
provide anonymous reports including videos and photos. STOPit can be downloaded to your
smart phone for free at the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, access code: SOMERSETNJ.

Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). All anonymous STOPit reports and Crime Stopper tips will be kept confidential.

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