Police Investigate Christmas Day Shooting In Somerset

FRANKLIN, NJ — Authorities are investigating a shooting in Christmas Day that hospitalized one man in Franklin Township.

An area hospital reported to police on Dec. 25 at around 12:17 a.m. that they were treating a gunshot victim, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said.

The victim is only being identified as a 25-year-old North Brunswick man. He underwent emergency surgery and is expected to survive, Robertson said.

A preliminary investigation shows the shooting may have occurred on Stothoff Street in the Somerset section of Franklin Township. Investigators are trying to figure out the exact location of the shooting, if it was an isolated incident, and if the victim was the intended target, but have received limited cooperation, Robertson said.

Anyone with information 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) or online at www.888577tips.org or at www.scpo.net and click on either “Crime Stoppers” or “TIPS HOTLINE”. All anonymous Crime Stopper tips will be kept confidential.

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