SOMERSET COUNTY AUTHORITIES IDENTIFY TWO OF FRIDAY NIGHT AUGUST 13, 2021 TRIPLE SHOOTING IN NORTH PLAINFIELD NEW JERSEY
" Christian Orellana, 31, & Steven Jimenez, 14, Both From Plainfield, New Jersey Were Fatally Shot In North Plainfield, New Jersey August 13, 2021 Triple Shooting
August 16, 2021 By: Englebrook Independent News,
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ.- On Monday, August 16, 2021 Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson, Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Chief Detectives John W. Fodor and North Plainfield Police Chief William G. Parenti announced that two victims who were fatally shot in Friday, August 13, 2021, North Plainfield, New Jersey triple shooting, have been positively identified.
Somerset County Prosecutor Robertson stated that on Sunday, August 15, 2021 The New Jersey Northern Regional Medical Examiners performed an autopsy on both homicide victims. Authorities have identified the victims as Christian Orellana, 31, of West 4th Street, Plainfield, New Jersey and Steven Jimenez, 14, of West 4th Street, Plainfield, New Jersey.
Christian Orellana and Steven Jimenez resided together in Plainfield, New Jersey. The third victim remains in critical condition, all three are cousins.
The Medical Examiner's Office has determined the cause of death to be gunshot wounds, and the manner to be that of homicide.
FILED UNDER AUGUST 16, 2021: LAW, SOMERSET, NORTH PLAINFIELD: