Crime & Safety

Man Shot, Killed In New Brunswick Sunday

A fatal shooting occurred in New Brunswick Sunday morning, according to police and the county prosecutor.

(Kristin Borden/Patch)

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A fatal shooting occurred in New Brunswick Sunday morning, according to police and the county prosecutor.

At 1:50 a.m. Sunday, authorities responded to Fernwood Court following the report of a shooting.

Upon arrival, officers located Cedric Paige, 37, of New Brunswick who sustained multiple apparent gunshot wounds. Paige was transported from the scene to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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At present, the shooting does not appear to be a random act. The investigation is active and continuing. Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Detective Raymond Quick of the New Brunswick Police Department at (732) 745-5200 or Detective Linda Infusino of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-4340.

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