A 25-year-old New Brunswick man is charged with attempted murder.
One man is hospitalized and another in jail following a Friday night shooting in New Brunswick, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.
Sheldon William, 25, of New Brunswick, is accused of shooting a 36-year-old man in the parking lot of a Quentin Avenue apartment complex shortly before 6 p.m.
The victim was transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, where he was listed in critical but stable condition Saturday afternoon.
Following the shooting, William allegedly ran back into the apartment building and barricaded himself in one of the units before surrendering to police without incident.
William was charged with attempted murder and various weapons offenses.
He was placed in Middlesex County Adult Corrections Center pending court appearances.
Authorities have not disclosed a motive in the shooting.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Detective Kenneth Abode of the New Brunswick Police Department at 732-745-5200 or Detective Felix De La Cruz of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-3115.
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