A Philadelphia resident is accused of gunning down a man in Trenton, New Jersey, on Christmas Eve.
Trenton police responded to a Walnut Avenue apartment Saturday night to find 40-year-old Junior Rodriguez suffering from a gunshot wound to his head, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri's Office said Sunday.Investigators alleged that Philadelphia's Fausto Adalberto-Rodriguez showed up to the apartment around 7 p.m. looking for his ex-girlfriend.
An altercation then took place during which Adalberto-Rodriguez pistol whipped the woman with a handgun and then shot Rodriguez, investigators said.Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters.Adalberto-Rodriguez was taken into custody shortly after the shooting, investigators said. The 45-year-old was charged with murder, aggravated assault and weapons offenses. The prosecutor's office asked that he be detained until his trial.
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