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1 In Custody, Another At Large In Connection With Violent South Jersey Home Invasion Shooting 1 In Custody, Another At Large In Connection With Violent South Jersey Home Invasion Shooting
1 In Custody, Another At Large In Connection With Violent South Jersey Home Invasion Shooting A six-month-long homicide investigation ended this week with the arrest of one Absecon man and another suspect at large, authorities said. Michael E. Hayes was lodged in the Atlantic County Jail on for attempted homicide and related charges, Franklin Township police said Tuesday. Patrol units were dispatched to the 800 block of  W. Summer Rd. in Buena Borough for a violent home invasion with a 32-year-old victim shot in the head around 7 a.m. on Sept. 15, 2020. The victim was tied up but was able to escape and run to a nearby neighbors residence to call 911, police said. On Dec. 16, …

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by Cecilia Levine
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FBI Helps Nab Pair In Deadly New Jersey Barbershop Shooting FBI Helps Nab Pair In Deadly New Jersey Barbershop Shooting
FBI Helps Nab Pair In Deadly New Jersey Barbershop Shooting Two 30-year-old men including one from Georgia were arrested with help from the FBI in a barbershop shooting that left a 34-year-old Somerset County man dead, authorities said Thursday. Todd C. Smith, of Edison, and Tayyab A. Ware, of Augusta, GA, were each charged with first-degree murder, robbery and weapon possession following the Nov. 2 killing of 34-year-old Denny Sanchez, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said in a joint release. Franklin Township police officers responded to multiple 9-1-1 calls around 8:40 p.m. for reports of a shooting at a Hamilton Street barber…

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by Cecilia Levine