Crime & Safety

1 Dead, 2 Injured In Shooting In Union County

Authorities are asking the public for information in relation to the shooting and a reward of up to $10,000.

PLAINFIELD, NJ — One person is dead, and multiple others are injured following a shooting in Plainfield on Saturday.

At around 10:40 p.m., Plainfield Police went to the 400 block of 4th Street for a report of a shooting.

Officers found multiple victims, one of whom was pronounced dead, according to the Union County Prosecutor’s Office.

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Authorities are asking the public for information in relation to the shooting and a reward of up to $10,000.

Anyone with information can contact UCPO Homicide Task Force Detective Angela Concepcion at 908-341-5416, Detective Sergeant Nicholas Falcicchio at (908) 721-8186, or Plainfield Police Detective William Pitt at (908) 753-3049.

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Tips can also be submitted anonymously by phone at 908-654-TIPS (8477) or online at uctip.org; submission of tips made in this fashion that result in an indictment and conviction can be eligible for a reward of up to $10,000 via the Union County Crime Stoppers.

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