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Fooling Around With Guns At Jersey Shore Party Leads To Man's Death: Report Fooling Around With Guns At Jersey Shore Party Leads To Man's Death: Report
Fooling Around With Guns At Jersey Shore Party Leads To Man's Death: Report Three friends were partying and handling guns when a firearm was accidentally discharged, killing one of them, NJ Advance Media reported. Efrain Cruz Jr. was trying to load a semi-automatic handgun when Pedro Hernandez Jr., 56, was shot in the chest at a home on McDermott Street in Freehold Borough Sunday, the outlet said. Cruz had invited him and another friend over to drink alcohol and look at guns, NJ.com says. He was jailed on a reckless manslaughter charge. Click here for the complete story by NJ Advance Media. 

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by Jon Craig
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Jersey Shore Man Charged In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man Charged In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man Charged In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor A 45-year-old man from Monmouth County has been charged with reckless manslaughter in a shooting, authorities said. Efrain Cruz Jr., of Freehold, also was charged with recklessly handling a firearm, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey.  The gun discharged on Sunday, June 19 during a small gathering Linskey said. At approximately 8:32 p.m., Freehold Borough police were dispatched the 20 block of McDermott Street for a report of a gunshot victim. The victim was discovered with a single gunshot wound. He was taken to Jersey Shore Universit…

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by Jon Craig