Old Bridge Man Killed In Bound Brook Shooting Following Fight

BOUND BROOK, NJ — An Old Bridge man was identified as the person killed in a shooting on Wednesday night in Bound Brook near the Bridgewater border, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson announced.

Terrence C. Coulanges, 29 of Old Bridge went to the home on Farm Lane on Wednesday night to visit a male resident, where they reportedly know each other, a police investigation found.

While there Coulanges allegedly showed a semi-automatic handgun and a physical altercation began near a patio area leading to the Carriage House, which is in the back of the home, Robertson said.

During the fight, the male resident was able to grab the handgun and fired it at Coulanges, Robertson said.

A 911 call reported the shots fired around 7:36 p.m. where Bound Brook Police officer found Coulanges outside suffering from gunshot wounds. Coulanges was sent to an area trauma center where he later died from his injuries, Robertson said.

The incident is being treated as an isolated incident and the reason why Coulanges’ went to the home is under investigation by the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and Crimes Scene Investigations Unit along with detectives from the Bound Brook Police Department.

An autopsy is being performed by the New Jersey Regional Medical Examiner’s Office in Newark, New Jersey to determine the cause and manner of death.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at 908-231-7100, or the Bound Brook Police Department at 732-356-0800 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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