Sayreville Man, 18, Charged With Aug. 20 Murder Of Local Man

SAYREVILLE, NJ — A Sayreville man is now charged with a fatal shooting in that town that occurred last Tuesday, Aug. 20, Middlesex Count Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone announced Friday.

The fatal shooting occurred on Swider Driver at 9:49 p.m. last Tuesday. Police were called there for a 911 call of shots fired. When police got there, they found Jeremiah Brown, 22, of Sayreville, who sustained a fatal gunshot wound and was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Police say Daniel Adediran, 18, of Sayreville, shot and killed Brown.

This does not appear to be a random act of violence; Adediran knew the victim.

Adediran was arrested without incident Wednesday and charged with first-degree murder and two counts of illegal weapons possession. He is currently being held at the Middlesex County jail pending the results of his pre-trial detention hearing.

This murder case is being investigated by Sayreville Police Detective Michael Pirigyi and Detective Michelle Coppola of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Detective Pirigyi at 732-727-4444 or Detective Coppola at 732-745-3289.