One female victim was killed and another was critically injured on Wednesday in a shooting in Middlesex County, officials said.
The victims were shot on Roosevelt Avenue in Carteret, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office said in a news release. Authorities did not say what time of day the incident happened.
Police found both females on the scene suffering from gunshot wounds. One of the victims later died at the hospital and the other is in critical condition, prosecutors said. Authorities did not confirm the ages of the victims.
The deceased victim’s name is being withheld pending notification of her next of kin.
Authorities said shortly after 4 p.m. on Wednesday that a suspect had been apprehended. The person’s identity was not announced.
Earlier in the day, a photo of a suspect, described as a man in his 20s or 30s, was released to the public.
The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office is asking anyone with information to call Detective Javier Morillo at 732-745-8843.
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