South Plainfield shooting: Suspect arrested after 3 shot dead inside New Jersey home

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. - Police say an arrest has been made after two men and a woman were killed Monday at a home in Middlesex County, New Jersey.

23-year-old Om Brahmbhatt is facing charges including three counts of first-degree murder.

Police responded to reports of shots fired at a residence on Coppola Drive in South Plainfield around 9 a.m. Monday morning and found three people with gunshot wounds.

Two of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene and a third was taken to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, police said.

Police say the suspect lived with the victims and shares the same last name.

He is being held at the Middlesex County Correctional Facility. 

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Rutter of the South Plainfield Police Department 908-226-7663 and Detective Morillo of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-8843.