New Brunswick Police Stop Man Threatening To Shoot On City Streets

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — New Brunswick Police intervened and stopped a man who threatened to shoot another at 2 a.m. Friday, said police.

This happened near the intersection of Hamilton and Hardenberg streets.

A witness, who is not affiliated with Rutgers University, reported that a man was seen arguing with someone near the Golden Rail Pub when he removed a firearm from the trunk of a nearby vehicle and threatened to discharge the gun.

Officers of the New Brunswick Police Department intervened and pursued the perpetrator on foot.

He was last seen entering a construction site located near the intersection of Hamilton and Hardenbergh streets, at which time a single gunshot was heard. There are no known injuries and the perpetrator fled the area.

The perpetrator was described as a 25-30 year old short Hispanic male, who was wearing red jeans and a red hooded sweatshirt. The descriptors for the involved vehicle are limited at this time.

New Brunswick Police ask that anyone with information, or who may have been in the area at the time, contact the NBPD’s Detective Bureau at 732-745-5217.