Long Branch Man To Be Tried As Adult In Quadruple Murder Case

LONG BRANCH, NJ — The suspect accused of shooting and killing four members of his family two years ago will be tried as an adult, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office announced Friday.

Scott Kologi was charged Dec. 31, 2017, with killing his mother, father, sister and "grandmother," the MCPO said. Kologi, now 18, was 16 during the mass murder, the MCPO said. His first appearance in Monmouth County Superior Court is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Authorities responded to a shooting at a Wall Street home and arrested Kologi on New Year's Eve in 2017. Authorities found the bodies of Steven Kologi, 44; mother Linda Kologi, 42; sister Brittany Kologi, 18; and family acquaintance, Mary Schultz, 70, of Oakhurst Parkway in Ocean Township.

Police identified his weapon as a Century Arms Model C39V2 rifle, a semiautomatic weapon. Kologi has been in the Monmouth County Juvenile Detention Center since his arrest.

Kologi has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, the MCPO said. If convicted of murder, Kologi would face between 30 years and life in prison. He faces five to 10 years for the weapons charge.

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