Edison Man Indicted In Union County Shooting That Left 1 Dead, 2 Injured

PLAINFIELD, NJ — A Middlesex County man was indicted on a shooting in Plainfield that left one person dead and two more injured late last year, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced Friday.

Jordan Robinson, 22, of Edison, is charged with first-degree murder, two second-degree weapons offenses, and two counts of third-degree aggravated assault.

The shooting took place on the 300 block of Evona Avenue in Plainfield’s West End at approximately 2:15 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015.

At the scene, officers found three victims suffering from gunshot wounds: 24-year-old Anthony Bowles, a then-33-year-old woman, and a 6-year-old girl, according to Park.

Bowles was rushed to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, where he was pronounced dead. The two other victims were transported to another local hospital for emergency treatment.

Robinson was identified as a suspect in the case and was arrested in Matawan on Nov. 19, 2015 and lodged in Union County Jail on $1.5 million bail.

The investigation into the shooting remains active, and authorities are continuing to ask anyone with information to come forward.

Those with information are urged to contact Homicide Task Force Sgt. Joe Vendas at 908-358-3048 or Detective Sofia Santos at 908-577-4256. The Union County Crime Stoppers also are continuing to offer a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case; tips can be given anonymously by phone at 908-654-TIPS (8477), via text message by texting “UCTIP” plus a message to 274637 (CRIMES), or online at www.uctip.org.

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