Victims of weekend shooting in Manville expected to survive, prosecutor says
MANVILLE - Victims of an early Sunday morning shooting on North Weiss Street are expected to survive, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said Monday afternoon.
At about 5:02 a.m. Sunday, borough police responded to a 911 call reporting a man in the South Main Street area suffering from a gunshot wound.
Officers found the man who said he had been shot while in a home on North Weiss Street. The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Police then went to the North Weiss Street home where they found a second man with a gunshot wound, the prosecutor said. That victim was also taken to the hospital.
Both victims are expected to survive their injuries, McDonald said.
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Detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit, Crime Scene Investigation Unit and the Manville Police Department are investigating the incident. Authorities have not released a motive.
Anyone with information about to the shooting is asked to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit at (908) 231-7100 or the Manville Police Department at (908) 725-1900 or via the STOPit app. Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). All anonymous tips will be kept confidential.
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