A shooting that left a man dead and a woman seriously injured in Plainfield overnight is under investigation, acting Union County Prosecutor Michael A. Monahan announced Sunday.
According to a statement released by police, the deceased victim has been identified as Michael Welsh, 34, of Plainfield.
Plainfield Police Division patrol units responded to a ShotSpotter gunshot notification shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday arrived at the area of New and West 5th streets to find the two victims suffering from gunshot wounds
EMS rushed Welsh to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, where doctors pronounced him dead approximately one hour later.
Authorities say the female victim, a 25-year-old Scotch Plains resident, remains hospitalized in critical condition.
The shooting remains under active joint investigation by the Union County Homicide Task Force, Plainfield Police Division, Union County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Unit, and Union County Police Department Ballistics Unit.
Anyone with information about this matter is being urged to contact Task Force Sgt. Johnny Ho at 908-403-8271 or Detective William Guy at 908-347-2212.
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.