Woman Injured In Somerset Shooting

FRANKLIN, NJ — Police are investigating a shooting in the Somerset section of Franklin Township on Friday night that left one woman injured with a non-life threatening gunshot wound, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson announced.

A 9-1-1 call reporting gunshots in the area of Baier Avenue in the Somerset section of Franklin Township was reported around 11:48 p.m. on April 28.

An 18-year-old woman was found suffering from a non-life threatening gunshot wound to her lower extremity, police reported.

She was treated by emergency officials and then transported to a local trauma center for emergency treatment.

Franklin Township Police Department, along with detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit are conducting an investigation that revealed this was an isolated incident and the victim was not the intended target.

Anyone with information regarding this incident should contact the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit at 908-231-7100, the Franklin Township Police Department 732-873-5533. Those individuals requesting to remain anonymous can call the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888- 577-TIPS (8477) or go online at www.888577tips.org or www.scpo.net and click on either “Crime Stoppers” or “TIPS HOTLINE.”

All anonymous Crime Stoppers tips will be kept confidential.

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