Crime & Safety
Man Fatally Shot In Carteret Wednesday
At 1:06 p.m. Wednesday, authorities responded to the area of Lincoln Avenue in Carteret for a 911 call of a shooting.
CARTERET, NJ — A man was fatally shot in Carteret Wednesday afternoon, said Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Carteret Police Chief Dennis McFadden.
At 1:06 p.m. Wednesday, authorities responded to the area of Lincoln Avenue for a 911 call of a shooting.
Upon arrival, police located two men who sustained gunshot wounds. The victims were transported to a nearby hospital to be treated for their injuries.
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One of the victims, Malik Pandy, 27, succumbed to his gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Detective Anthony Ramos of the Carteret Police Department at (732) 541-4181 or Detective Ryan Tighe of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-4335.
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