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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