Brandon Romero Peralta, a 16-year-old male, was shot near Lee Avenue and Rutgers Street in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on the evening of March 31, 2025. Police were called about 6:26 P.M.; officers found him with multiple gunshot wounds and he was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, where he died from his injuries.

The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and New Brunswick Police are investigating. Two juvenile suspects were identified: a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old were charged with juvenile delinquency in connection with the shooting. The 17-year-old is in custody at the Middlesex County Juvenile Center. Had the case been handled in adult court, the charges would have included murder and related offenses.

What information can readers who were in that neighborhood that night share about activity around Lee Avenue and Rutgers Street?