UNION, NJ — The homicide of a Maplewood man in Union Township is under investigation, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced July 5 in a press release.
The victim has been identified as Matthew Murrell, 25, of Maplewood.
Police responded to a home on the 800 block of Salem Road in Union shortly before 5 a.m. on Tuesday, July 5, and found Murrell’s body in the yard. He was pronounced dead a short while later.
A joint investigation involving the Union County Homicide Task Force, the Union Police Department and the Union County Sheriff’s Office’s Identification Unit remains ongoing. Anyone with information about this matter is being urged to contact Homicide Task Force Sgt. Johnny Ho at 908-403-8271 or Det. Rudolfo Correia at 908-418-5800.
The Union County Crime Stoppers also are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case; tips can be given anonymously by phone at 908-654-8477, via text message by texting “UCTIP” plus a message to 274637 or online at www.uctip.org.
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