Shooting Led To Car Crash In Franklin Township: Prosecutor

On Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 9:09 p.m., Franklin Township Police officers were dispatched to Matilda Avenue for gunshots fired and a vehicle crash, according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald.

Upon arrival, officers located a vehicle that crashed into a local business, he said.  A passenger in the vehicle, an adult male Franklin Township resident sustained injuries from the crash and was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment with non-life-threatening injuries, he said.

Franklin Patrol Officers observed evidence of gunshot damage to the vehicle that crashed. No injuries were reported to be sustained as a result of the shots fired.

A motive for the shooting remains under investigation, he said.

Anyone with information relating to this incident are urged to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at (908) 231-7100 or the Franklin Township Police Department at (732) 873-5533.

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