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1 Injured, Somerville Man Dead In Newark Shooting 1 Injured, Somerville Man Dead In Newark Shooting
1 Injured, Somerville Man Dead In Newark Shooting A 31-year-old Somerville man was killed and a 28-year-old man injured in a Newark shooting early Friday morning. The shooting occurred on the 200 block of Washington Street. Christopher Williams was rushed to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 2:13 a.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. The 28-year-old man survived. No arrests had been made as of Friday. The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major C…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities: Man Fired Nearly 30 Shots Each Into Pair Of Somerset County Homes Authorities: Man Fired Nearly 30 Shots Each Into Pair Of Somerset County Homes
Authorities: Man Fired Nearly 30 Shots Each Into Pair Of Somerset County Homes A 20-year-old man was arrested months after firing nearly 30 shots each into a pair of occupied Somerset County homes. Kevin Lewis, of Somerset, was being held in the Somerset County Jail Monday on charges of conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder and weapons offenses, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. No injuries were reported when Lewis fired 27 shots into an occupied Barker Road home in Franklin Township around 4:30 a.m., Dec. 30, 2019, Robertson said.  The 70-year-old victim was treated and released from an area hospital with non-life threatening inj…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police: Somerset Man Charged In Franklin Township Shootings Police: Somerset Man Charged In Franklin Township Shootings
Police: Somerset Man Charged In Franklin Township Shootings A 19-year-old Somerset man has been charged in a series of Franklin Township shootings, authorities said. Omar Griggs was taken into custody Wednesday after an investigation identified him as a suspect in two separate shootings that occurred on Monday, Dec. 30 on Barker Road and Tuesday, Dec. 31 on King Road in Somerset, authorities said. Approximately 27 shots were fired during the Barker Road home occupied by a resident, officials said. No injuries were reported. A male resident of a King Road home was shot in the leg during another shooting shortly after. He was treated and releas…

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by Valerie Musson
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Somerset County Duo Charged In Shootings Somerset County Duo Charged In Shootings
Somerset County Duo Charged In Shootings Two men from Somerset County were arrested in connection to two separate shootings in Franklin Township, authorities said Thursday. Police say Rome Cruz, 20, and Christopher Williams, 23, were involved in two separate shootings that occurred on Monday, Dec. 30 on Barker Road and on Tuesday, Dec. 31 on King Road. Approximately 27 shots were fired in the Barker Road shooting, authorities said. No injuries were reported. Approximately 30 shots were fired during the King Road shooting, and a male victim who was shot in the leg was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a local hospital, …

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by Valerie Musson