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Police make arrest in triple homicide in South Plainfield, N.J.

Police make arrest in triple homicide in South Plainfield, N.J.
Police make arrest in triple homicide in South Plainfield, N.J. 00:24

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. -- Police have made an arrest in a triple fatal shooting in Middlesex County.

Officers responded to a call of multiple shots fired at an apartment complex on Coppola Drive in South Plainfield at around 9 a.m. on Monday.

Investigators said a man and a woman were pronounced dead at the scene. A second man later died at the hospital.

Om Brahm-Bhatt, 23, is facing several charges, including three counts of first-degree murder.

Police have not yet released a possible motive, but they do not believe it was a random crime.

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