Man Injured As Gunshots Fired At Car In Franklin Township

FRANKLIN, NJ — A Franklin man sitting inside a car was injured after gunshots were fired in the township early Saturday morning. Authorities are currently investigating the shooting.

Franklin Township Police Officers went to the area of Oak Place after a 911 call said there were gunshots coming from the direction of Route 27, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said.

Police found a vehicle with gunshot damage and an adult man from Franklin inside suffering from a non-life threatening gunshot wound. The man was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and has since been released.

Detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit along with detectives from the Franklin Township Police Department are conducting the investigation.

Anyone with information relating to this shooting is asked to contact the Somerset County Prosecutors 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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