Crime & Safety

Middlesex County Man Accidentally Shoots, Kills Another: Prosecutor

A young man accidentally shot and killed another Saturday night in North Brunswick, in what police say appears to be an accidental shooting:

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NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — A young man accidentally shot and killed another over the weekend in North Brunswick, in what appears to be an accidental shooting, said Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone.

The man killed is Mark Song, 24, of the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick Township.

Police say he was shot and killed at around 10:38 p.m. Saturday at a home on North Oaks Boulevard in North Brunswick.

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Police say Saad Salahie, 24, of Kendall Park, fired the gun. The two men were acquaintances and the preliminary investigation indicates this was an accidental shooting, Ciccone said.

North Brunswick Police responded to a 911 call Saturday night and found Song inside the home; he had been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Salahie was arrested without incident Sunday and charged with second-degree reckless manslaughter and a second-degree weapons offense.

Anyone with information or surveillance footage from the incident Saturday night is asked to contact Detective McCalla of the North Brunswick Police Department at 732-247- 0922, ext. 311 or Detective Rosario of the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office at 732 745-3289.


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