Crime & Safety
Arrest Made In New Brunswick Fatal Shooting
The North Brunswick man accused of the Jan. 9 daylight shooting fled to Atlanta, where he was apprehended this week, say police.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — An arrest has been made in a fatal shooting that happened at 10 o'clock on a Sunday morning, Jan. 9, on the streets of New Brunswick, said Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone.
Police say Malik Stringer, 23, of North Brunswick shot Nathaniel Edwards, Jr., 23, of East Brunswick at 10:18 a.m. in the area of Remsen Avenue and Seaman Street.
When police got there, they found Edwards with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he later died.
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Police say Stringer fled to Atlanta, where he was taken into custody on Monday of this week by FBI agents.
He was charged with first-degree murder, one count of first-degree attempted murder and one count of second-degree weapons offenses.
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Stringer remains in Georgia pending an extradition hearing. Upon his return to New Jersey, he will be lodged at the Middlesex County Jail.
Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Detective Gregus at (732) 745-5200 or Detective Tighe at (732) 745-4335.
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