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Heng Shao is believed to have stabbed one of his parents in a home on Buttonwood Drive in East Brunswick, local police said. East Brunswick police were notified by Sayreville police around 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 12.
The victim subsequently fled to safety at a home on Winding Woods Drive in Sayreville before being taken to a local area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Officers responded to the home on Buttonwood Drive in an attempt to locate the suspect, who was later identified as Shao.
An initial investigation revealed this was not a random act of violence, and the perpetrator was the son of the victim, who fled the scene in a silver Honda Accord, police said.
A follow-up investigation led officers to Menlo Park Mall in Edison, where the suspect was found and detained by Edison police before being taken into custody by East Brunswick police.
Shao was subsequently transported to Middlesex County Adult Correctional Center and held on charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault, terroristic threats, and more.
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