NORTH BRUNSWICK — Police continue to investigate a fatal shooting that occurred late Saturday night on North Oaks Boulevard, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Joseph Battaglia of the North Brunswick Police Department said.
A Kendall Park man has been charged in connection with the shooting, authorities said.
Saturday at 10:38 p.m., police received a 911 call reporting a victim with a gunshot wound. Upon arrival at the North Oaks Boulevard residence, authorities found Mark Song, 24, a resident of the township, who suffered a fatal gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The initial investigation led by Detective Errol McCalla of the North Brunswick Police Department and Detective Jose Rosario of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office determined that Saad Salahie, 24, also a resident of the township, was the shooter. Salahie knew the victim, authorities said, and the preliminary investigation determined the shooting was an accidental shooting.
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On Sunday, Salahie was charged with second-degree reckless homicide and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, officials said.
Anyone with information or surveillance footage is asked to contact McCalla at 732-247-0922 ext. 311 or Rosario at 732 745-3289.
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