Man Gunned Down Inside NJ Apartment on Christmas Eve

A Philadelphia resident is accused of gunning down a person in Trenton, New Jersey, on Christmas Eve.

Trenton police responded to a Walnut Avenue house Saturday night time to search out 40-year-old Junior Rodriguez affected by a gunshot wound to his head, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri’s Workplace mentioned Sunday.

Rodriguez was rushed to the hospital the place he died a short while later, investigators mentioned.

Investigators alleged that Philadelphia’s Fausto Adalberto-Rodriguez confirmed as much as the house round 7 p.m. in search of his ex-girlfriend. An altercation then befell throughout which Adalberto-Rodriguez pistol whipped the girl with a handgun after which shot Rodriguez, investigators mentioned.

After the taking pictures, Adalberto-Rodriguez drove off, the prosecutor’s workplace mentioned.

Adalberto-Rodriguez was taken into custody shortly after the taking pictures, investigators mentioned. The 45-year-old was charged with homicide, aggravated assault and weapons offenses. The prosecutor’s workplace requested that he be detained till his trial.

It was unclear if Adalberto-Rodriguez had an lawyer who might touch upon his behalf.

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