Man killed in Woodbridge motel shooting
Suzanne Russell
WOODBRIDGE - One man was killed and another man critically injured following a early morning shooting at a motel located off Route 1, officials said.
No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office. Neither victim has been identified by officials.
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Woodbridge police responded to the Loop Inn Motel at 4:53 a.m. Wednesday and found the two victims, one of whom was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:36 a.m., according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Woodbridge Police Director Robert Hubner.
The second man was taken to University Hospital in Newark where he was listed in critical condition.
Carey said the investigation is continuing.
The Loop Inn Motel is located on Rodgers Street in the Avenel section of the township, just off Route 1 and not far from the Rahway border.
The motel has been in Woodbridge since 1988, and offers fireplaces and whirlpools in almost every room for a "sensual getaway," according to the motel website.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Woodbridge Detective Santiago Tapia at 732-634-7700, or Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office Detective David Abromaitis at 732-745-4436
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Staff Writer Suzanne Russell: 732-565-7335; srussell@mycentraljersey.com