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2 Females Shot, 1 Dead In Carteret; Suspect Caught, Prosecutor Says (Updated)

Authorities have released additional information in the double shooting Wednesday, June 12 in Carteret.

Suspect in Roosevelt Avenue shooting.

Suspect in Roosevelt Avenue shooting.

Photo Credit: Borough of Carteret

Two females were found having suffered gunshot wounds on Roosevelt Avenue around 9 a.m., and were airlifted to area hospitals, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Carteret Police Chief Dennis McFadden said.

As of 2:30 p.m., one victim had died and the other remains critical, Ciccone and McFadden said.

As of 4:20 p.m., a suspect was in custody, the prosecutor said, and there was no longer a threat to the community.

Anyone with information is urged to call Detective Keith Cassens of the Carteret Police Department at 732-541-3852 or Detective Javier Morillo of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-8843.

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