Parsippany Teenager Charged With Murder

PARSIPPANY, NJ - A 19-year-old Parsippany man has been charged in the slaying the occurred in a Troy Road home on Sunday, according to the Morris County Prosecutor's Office.

David A. Lopez has been charged with first degree murder, third degree possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose, and fourth degree unlawful possession of a weapon, authorities said.

Police responded to a 911 call regarding an injured male outside a home on Troy Road Sunday morning and when they arrived at the scene found Lopez outside the residence, authorities said.

Officers also located a deceased male, identified as A.J., inside the residence and the cause of death has been ruled homicide by the Morris County Medical Examiner’s Office, police said. The manner of death was determined to be sharp force injury to head, neck, torso, and arms, police said.

The injuries sustained by Lopez were determined to have been self-inflicted, police said.

Lopez was charged on a warrant-complaint and remains in custody pending a court appearance. Members of the Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office –Crime Scene Investigation Unit, and the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit all participated in the investigation.

If anyone has any information related to this investigation, they are encouraged to call the Major
Crimes Unit of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office at 973-285-6200, or the Parsippany-Troy
Hills Police Department at 973-263-4300.

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