2 Men Shot, One Killed In Broad Daylight In New Brunswick

March 14, 2024 0 By JohnValbyNation

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Two men were shot — and one died — early Tuesday evening on the city streets in New Brunswick, said Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and New Brunswick Police Chief Vincent Sabo.

The men were shot at 6:53 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Throop Avenue and Delavan Street.

When police responded there for a 911 call of gunshots, officers located two male victims, both who sustained gunshot wounds and were transported to Robert Wood Hospital.

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Numi Simmons, 23, of New Brunswick, succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased.

The other male victim is currently in critical condition.

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Police say this does not appear to be a random act of violence and there does not appear to be a threat to the public. Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Detective Sean Freeman of the New Brunswick Police Department at 732-745-5200 or Detective Michelle Coppola of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-3477.


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