Princeton 911 call in the luxury complex has led to the discovery of killed athlete’s brothers
Police revealed that the man allegedly killed his brother in Princeton, New Jersey, after calling 911 to report a fire and a dead body in a luxury residential complex where the victim’s body was found, prosecutors said.
Matthew Hertgen (31) is charged with first -degree murder Regarding the death of his 26-year-old brother Joseph Hertgen. He has also been charged with charges of third and fourth degree weapons associated with Golf Club’s possession and a knife, as well as cruelty to animals related to the death of a family cat.
A police source that spoke anonymously New York Post He said Hertgen lit a cat.
“It’s incredibly tragic. Matthew Hertgen came from what seemed to a perfect, all -American family. No one could have predicted that something like this would happen. That ending in such violence is shocking, and his brother Joseph’s loss is devastated,” said a police source.
The suspect in Matthew Hertgen’s murder is shown in his port. (Prosecutor Office Mercer County)
Authorities have yet to describe any motive relating to Hertgen’s accusation of murder.
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Princeton police initially responded to call 911 22. fire and dead body in the Michelle Mews apartment complex.
Princeton police initially responded to the call 911 22. At about 11:16 pm, reporting a fire and a dead body in the Michelle Mews apartment complex. (University of Michigan/ Wesleyan/ Google Maps University)
Police found Matthew Hertgen at the scene and found that he was a 911 caller. The authorities also found the victim’s body, which “showed signs of dull trauma and distribution,” the Mercer Prosecutor’s Office said in a press release.
Joseph Hertgen was proclaimed dead at the scene, and his results are in progress. Local and state officials explore the death of a 26-year-old as murder.
Matthew Hertgen has been charged with first -degree murder regarding the death of his brother Joseph Hertgen. (Wesleyan.edu)
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Both brothers played college football – Matthew at Wesleyan University in Connecticut and Joseph at the University of Michigan.
An investigation into Joseph’s death is ongoing. Mercer district authorities They ask anyone with information about the alleged crime to contact PD Princeton.
