Teenager murders his family members on New Year's Eve, officials say

A 16-year-old boy in New Jersey murdered three of his family members on New Year's Eve, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said.

The teenager fatally shot his father, mother, sister and a family friend in their Long Branch, New Jersey home, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said in a statement. He was taken into custody without incident, Gramiccioni said.

The boy's name was not released, but the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office identified the deceased as: Steven Kologi, 44; Linda Kologi, 42; Brittany Kologi, 18; and Mary Schultz, 70. Schultz was identified as a "family acquaintance" by the prosecutor's office.

The alleged suspect's brother and grandfather were also at the home at the time of the shooting but were able to escape unharmed, WKXW-TV reported.

The teenager is expected to be charged as an adult, according to WKXW.

Long Branch police responded to the home at about 11:43 p.m. Sunday, Gramiccioni said. 

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