Shooting Outside NJ Reggae Party Kills 1, Hurts 1: Officials

A shooting outside a reggae party in New Jersey killed one man and critically injured another early Saturday, officials said. 

The shots were fired just before 2 a.m. near the Akbar Restaurant on Cortland Street in Edison, the Middlesex County prosecutor and Edison police chief said in a joint statement. 

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The restaurant was hosting a reggae event, the officials said. 

A 31-year-old man from Newark was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. His name wasn't released pending notification of relatives. 

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A 40-year-old man from Newark was taken to the hospital in critical condition, the officials said. 

No one has been arrested. The investigation was ongoing. 

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Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Long of the Edison Police Department at (732) 248-7531, or Detective Connolly of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-3254.

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