Prosecutors say gunman in New Jersey teen's death is 17-year-old boy she was dating

Prosecutors say gunman in New Jersey teen's death is 17-year-old boy she was dating

A 17-year-old girl was shot and killed in her Edison, NJ home over the weekend and prosecutors say the gunman was a boy she was dating.

Tragic! 17-Year-Old Girl Shot Dead by Teen Boyfriend in NJ Home: 'She Was There for Me'

A 17-year-old girl was shot and killed last Saturday morning, Jan. 10, 2026, inside her own New Jersey home. Prosecutors say the suspected gunman was a teenage boy she had been dating, marking another devastating episode of youth gun violence in the state. Police and emergency responders were called to a townhome on Grove Avenue in Edison, Middlesex County, at about 1:19 a.m. after a 911 caller reported shots fired. Officers arriving at the scen…

BLK ALERTS - 17-year-old New Jersey teen shot dead by boy she was dating, prosecutors say

Screenshot A memorial of candles and balloons were placed outside of the townhome where the teen was killed. A heartbreaking tragedy in New Jersey has a new layer. Seventeen-year-old Justice Deas was shot and killed in her home in Edison on Saturday (Jan. 10), and according to prosecutors, the gunman was a teenaged boy she…