Shooting at 300 BLOCK OF WEST 5TH AVENUE on 12/13/2025 7:07 PM

Type: Shooting

Date: 12/13/2025 7:07 PM

Description: A Shooting Incident Occurred Resulting In One Person Sustaining A Gunshot Wound To The Torso.

Address: 300 BLOCK OF WEST 5TH AVENUE, Roselle, NJ

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Area Missing Persons

Name

Marvin Vasquez

Missing Age

Est. Current Age

Last Seen

Plainfield, NJ on 07/01/2016

Physical Description

Race: White/Hispanic Ethnicity: Caucasian/Latino Gender: Male Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 5'4" - 5'9" Weight: 165 - 185 lbs

Case Number

MP35847

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Area Cold Cases

Name

Karl Protze

Age

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Karl Protze was attacked outside the Westinghouse Corporate Trucking Company. He was shot near his truck and later died at Middlesex General Hospital.

Agency

Middlesex County Crime Stoppers

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