Police say a New Jersey teenager brutally murdered his parents, sister, and a visiting friend only minutes before the clock struck midnight to ring in the new year.
(1/2/18) 10:00 am ET –
Prosecutors say that the suspect shot and killed his father, Steven Kologi, 44; his mother, Linda Kologi, 42; his sister, Brittany Kologi, 18; and visitor Mary Schultz, 70, on the night of December 31 at the Kologi home in Long Branch, New Jersey, ABC News reported:
Two other would-be victims escaped the shooting spree, authorities said. The alleged shooter’s grandfather and younger brother were unharmed.
Monmouth County prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni told the media that someone inside the home called the police after shots rang out at around 11:43 p.m.
According to NJ.com, the firearm used was a Century Arms semiautomatic rifle that was legally owned and registered to a resident of the house. – READ MORE
6:15 am ET –
Four family members are dead after a shooting with an assault rifle in Long Branch, New Jersey, law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation tell NBC 4 New York.
The sources tell News 4 that a 16-year-old boy related to all the victims is in custody after the shooting on Wall Street. The teenager is expected to be charged with killing four family members, including his mother and grandmother, according to sources.
The identity of the other two people killed are a juvenile female and an adult male, but their relationship to the 16-year-old suspect was not clear. – READ MORE
MCPO running an ongoing homicide investigation with 4 dead in Long Branch. No threat to the public as it is believed to be an isolated domestic incident. More to follow stay tuned.
— Monmouth Prosecutor (@MonCoProsecutor) January 1, 2018
2:30 am ET –
Police in Long Branch, NJ are reportedly requesting ambulances to a scene of an active shooter with an AK-47 rifle, according to multiple reports.
“Multiple subjects down,” according to police scanner traffic.
This story is Developing.
Four people dead in a shooting on the 600 block of Wall Street in Long Branch, MI. A 16-year-old suspect is in custody.
— garybaumgarten (@garybaumgarten) January 1, 2018
#BREAKING Sources tell @brian4NY four people are dead, in a Long Branch shooting. We'll have the latest at 4am.
— Gina WNBC AE (@NBC4NYAE) January 1, 2018
#Breaking: Unconfirmed reports of an active shooter in Long Branch NJ. pic.twitter.com/aaXWEy5zSw
— Chaskel Bennett (@ChaskelBennett) January 1, 2018
#breaking active shooter Long Branch, NJ 635 Wall St. Suspect with AK-47 Police requesting ambulances.
— Public Safety Guy (@NYC_Emergency) January 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/OfficeOfMike/status/947697882265784320
JUST IN: Reports of multiple people shot in Long Branch. Suspect reportedly using an AK-47.
— The Lakewood Scoop (@LakewoodScoop) January 1, 2018