A FATAL SHOOTING IN ELIZABETH NEW JERSEY IS BEING INVESTIGATED
" Authorities Are Investigating A Shooting In Elizabeth Which Has Left One Person Dead & One Injured Early This Morning."
June 22, 2021 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
ELIZABETH, NJ.- Today, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo, Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo, and Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves announced a shooting which occurred that has left one individual dead and another individual hospitalized early this morning is actively being investigated.
The deceased individual has been positively identified by Police as Eliezer Martinez, Jr.
Members of The Elizabeth Police Department responded to a call of shots fired at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 in the area of the 400 Block of Elizabeth Avenue. Upon arrival Elizabeth Police Officers found Martinez and a second male individual outside on the 400 Block of Elizabeth Avenue, having sustained serious injury.
According to the preliminary investigation, Martinez was transported to Trinitas Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased shortly before 2:00 a.m., while the second individual was transported to University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey for emergency medical treatment.
The investigation into the shooting is being led by The Union County Homicide Task Force and assisted by members of The Elizabeth Police Department, Union County Police Ballistics Unit, and The Union County Sheriff's Crime Scene Investigation Unit.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact Prosecutor's Office Sgt. Danika Ramos at (908) 451-7739 or Detective Brandon Lorenz at (908) 337-3230. Tips may be submitted anonymously by phone at (908) 654-TIPS, (8477) or online at www.uctip.org
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