South Brunswick man arrested in East Brunswick apartments shooting

EAST BRUNSWICK – A 36-year-old South Brunswick man wanted in connection with a shooting Tuesday afternoon near the Taylor Garden Apartments has been apprehended in South Jersey, police said.

Police said Kyle Johnson of the Monmouth Junction section has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault.

Johnson, who was sought by police earlier in the day, was taken into custody Thursday without incident in Absecon, Atlantic County by the Absecon Police Department, according to East Brunswick police who thanked Absecon police and the U.S. Marshals Service for their assistance.

East Brunswick police were alerted around 5 p.m. Tuesday to a shooting near Taylor Avenue and were told the suspect fled in a blue-green Dodge Magnum, police said.

Arriving officers located the victim who was not injured in the shooting which detectives believe was an unprovoked and random act, based on information gathered during their investigation, police said. Johnson was identified as the suspect.

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Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call East Brunswick Detective Robert Thuring at 732-390-6990 or by email at rthuring@ebpd.net. Anonymous tips may be submitted by calling 732-4EBTIPS (328477), emailing tips@ebpd.net, or visiting www.eastbrunswick.org/tips.

Email: srussell@gannettnj.com

Suzanne Russell is a breaking news reporter for MyCentralJersey.com covering crime, courts and other mayhem. To get unlimited access, please subscribe or activate your digital account today.