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AG IDs Four Family Members Dead In New Jersey Triple Murder
New details have been released in the deadly incident that unfolded inside a Piscataway home Monday evening, Jan. 5, leaving four people dead, including the armed killer who was fatally shot by police.
The suspect was identified as 29-year-old Jordan Barnes, who killed his mother, Jeanmarie Barnes, 60, and grandparents, Richard A. Barnes, 86, and Brenda F. Barnes, 84, according to local law enforcement sources and New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin.
At approximately 5:30 p.m., officers responded to 831 River Road after receiving a 911 call from a relative, identified by Mayor …
Hoax Swatting Call Sends At Least 6 Police Departments To Groveland Home
A phony call confessing to a violent act, and threatening to harm first responders, led to the unnecessary evacuation of multiple Groveland residences and the gathering of multiple police departments, officials say.
The person behind the fake 911 call, made on Wednesday, Feb 1 around 8:45 p.m., said that he was on Marjorie Street and confessed to both hurting someone and that he would hurt first responders, according to the Groveland Police Department.
In accordance with established procedures, police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical responders were dispatched to the alleged…
