Authorities in Hillsborough, New Jersey, are digging into a tragic triple incident after a police welfare check turned deadly on Thursday, September 25.
Officers showed up at a home on Cornell Trail and found an armed man inside. A police-involved shooting followed, leaving one person fighting for life and two others dead.
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This tangled case has drawn the attention of both the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office and the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office. Investigators are still trying to piece together what really happened.
Police Called for Welfare Check in a Quiet Neighborhood
At around 6:23 p.m., Hillsborough police pulled up to the Cornell Trail house after someone raised concerns about the people inside.
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Welfare checks usually happen when authorities think someone could be in trouble, sick, or unable to ask for help. Here, things escalated much faster than anyone expected.
Confrontation with Armed Man
According to officers, a man with a knife came out from a second-floor bedroom. He moved toward the police, and one officer fired his weapon.
The man went down. Officers tried life-saving measures right away, then rushed him to a nearby hospital, where he’s still in critical condition.
Discovery of Two Deceased Victims
Tragically, officers found two deceased victims while they were securing the home after the shooting.
The scene was chaotic, with investigators working quickly to piece together what happened.
Here is the source article for this story: Two Dead, One Critical After NJ Police Shooting During Welfare Check: AG, Prosecutor
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