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Shannon Assing, 24, was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and second-degree burglary, according to Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Union Township Police Director Daniel Zieser.
Isaiah Spicer was found with serious injuries on the 1200 block of Coolidge Avenue around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, authorities said.
He was subsequently pronounced dead.
Spicer's social media pages show he studied computer science at Temple University. He went on to work as a software engineer for Spotify and was a semantic core intern at Twitter.
Assing was taken into custody without incident Friday morning, and was sent to the Union County Jail pending a first appearance and detention hearing, authorities said.
“We are grateful for the collaboration between local law enforcement agencies that resulted in the speedy identification and apprehension of the suspect,” Prosecutor Daniel said.
“We hope this arrest can bring solace to the loved ones grieving Mr. Spicer.”
Anyone with information about the incident is still urged to contact Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Task Force Sergeant Christopher Scuorzo at 908-472-0492 or Union Township Police Department Detective William Young at 908-851-5037.
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