A 27 year old woman stabbed to death in Somerville Investigated as a Homicide

SOMERVILLE, N.J. – Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., and Somerville Chief of Police Dennis Manning announce an ongoing homicide investigation. 

Prosecutor McDonald stated that on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at approximately 10:20 p.m. Somerville Police responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting an injured unresponsive female located outside of a residential complex on North Bridge Street, Somerville, N.J. Responding Officers located the female victim with multiple apparent stab wounds. 

Officers initiated life-saving measures at the scene along with responding medical personnel. The female victim, whom authorities are only identifying as a 27-year-old Somerville resident was pronounced deceased at the scene. Prosecutor McDonald stated that detectives from the Somerville Police Department along with detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit, the Crime Scene Investigations Unit, and Medical Investigators from the New Jersey Northern Regional Medical Examiners Office responded to the scene to conduct the investigation. 

A postmortem examination will be performed by the Medical Examiner's Office to identify the victim positively and to determine the cause and manner of death. The investigation is ongoing to identify the actor(s) involved and the motive. 

Prosecutor McDonald, Chief Roman, and Chief Manning request anyone with information relating to this investigation to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at (908) 231-7100 or the Somerville Police Department at (908) 725-0331 or via the STOPit app. The STOPit app allows citizens to provide anonymous reports including videos and photos. STOPit can be downloaded to your smartphone for free at the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, access code: SOMERSETNJ. Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). All anonymous STOPit reports, and Crime Stoppers tips will be kept confidential.

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