Crime & Safety

Man Shot Dead In Piscataway: Reports

According to the report, police found a man with gunshot wounds​ in the area of South Washington Avenue and West 5th Street Thursday.

PISCATAWAY, NJ—Piscataway Township Police and the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office are investigating the shooting death of a man Thursday afternoon, TAPinto reports.

The Courier-News said authorities identified the man as Alphonso Brown, 22.

According to TAPinto, police found a man with gunshot wounds in the area of South Washington Avenue and West 5th Street after receiving a tip of a possible shooting.

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Officers attempted lifesaving measures. The man was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead, TAPinto reports.

Police and the Middlesex County prosecutor's office are asking for the public's help in solving the crime.

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