Dead Man With Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound Found In NJ Preserve, Police Say

PRINCETON, NJ — A 30-year-old man was found at a nature preserve in Princeton on Thursday morning with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Princeton Police said.

Princeton Police responded to Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve at 57 Mountain Avenue around 8:24 a.m. on Thursday following a report of an unresponsive man.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to police, preliminary investigation indicates that the injury sustained by the man was self-inflicted. The Princeton Police Department Detective Bureau processed the scene, and the Middlesex County Medical Examiner's Office was notified.

"At this time, the investigation indicates that this was a tragic, individual occurrence, and there is no ongoing threat to the community,” police said. The incident remains under investigation.

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