Police Investigate Shooting, Franklin Victim Hospitalized

FRANKLIN, NJ — Authorities are actively investigating a shooting of a township resident in Franklin Wednesday night.

The shooting occurred on Franklin Boulevard in Franklin at about 8:10 p.m. sending a township resident to an area hospital, who is in stable condition, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael Robertson said.

The shooting was an isolated incident and the victim was the intended target, according to the preliminary investigation.

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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