2 New Brunswick Teens Charged With Fatal Shooting Of Third Teen

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Two teen boys, 17 and 16, are now charged with the fatal shooting of another New Brunswick boy, 16, last week.

All are New Brunswick residents.

The 16-year-old boy was shot at 6:34 p.m. March 31 in the area of Lee Avenue and Rutgers Street. He was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital by people that were involved in the incident. The teen boy died at the hospital that same night.

Last week, two teens were taken into New Brunswick Police custody. Both were charged with acts of juvenile delinquency for offenses which if committed by an adult would constitute murder, conspiracy and illegal weapons offenses.

Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Detective Brandt Gregus of the New Brunswick Police Department at 732-745-5217 or Detective Javier Morillo of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-8843.

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