Union County Woman Shot Dead In Double Homicide

UNION COUNTY, NJ — An 18-year-old woman from Union County, as well as an unidentified man, were fatally shot in Neptune Township Wednesday night. The incident is currently under investigation, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey.

Neptune Township Police officers found the two victims in a parked vehicle on the 1300 block of Washington Avenue, shortly before 8:15 p.m. The woman, Samore Edwards of Plainfield, was pronounced dead on the scene.

The male victim was rushed to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Prosecutor's Office Detective Christopher Guy at 1-800-533-7443 or Neptune Township Police Department Detective Darrel Harris at 732-988-8000, Ext. 408.

For anyone who would like to remain anonymous but has information about this or any crime, they can submit a tip to Monmouth County Crime Stoppers by calling their confidential tip line at 1-800-671-4400.