Crime & Safety
Shooting Outside Edison Restaurant Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Injured
The shooting took place around 2 a.m. on Cortland Street in Edison, officials said.
EDISON, NJ — One man was killed and another is in critical condition after a shooting outside an Edison restaurant early Saturday morning, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office.
Police were alerted to the shooting around 1:56 a.m. outside Akbar Restaurant on Cortland Street where a Reggae event was being held, officials said.
A 31-year-old Newark man was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. A 40-year-old Newark man is currently in the hospital in serious condition.
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The shooting is being investigated by Edison police and the prosecutor's office.
Officials are asking anyone with information to call Detective Long of the Edison Police Department at (732) 248-7531 or Detective Connolly of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-3254.
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