Authorities are seeking information from any eyewitnesses to a shooting that took place on a busy stretch of a major highway in Elizabeth early Saturday morning, acting Union County Prosecutor Michael A. Monahan announced Sunday.
According to a statement released by The Union County Prosecutor's Office, the victim of the shooting, a 28-year-old male Elizabeth resident, remains in critical condition at a local hospital
Authorities say, at around 5:15 and 5:45 a.m. on Saturday morning, gunfire erupted from a dark-colored SUV, or pickup truck struck an occupant of a white BMW SUV on U.S. Routes 1&9 near McClellan Street close to the Newark-Elizabeth border, according to the preliminary investigation.
EMS transported the driver of the vehicle struck by gunfire to the hospital for treatment.
Anyone with information about this matter is being urged to contact Union County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Nicholas Falcicchio at 908-721-8186 or Elizabeth Police Department Detectives Luis Demondo or Jose Martinez at 908-558-2052.
The Union County Crime Stoppers are also offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case; tips can be given anonymously by phone at 908-654-TIPS (8477) or online at www.uctip.org