Man Shoots Girlfriend And Her Son In Gloucester Co.
MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBS)—A woman and her son were injured after a man opened on them in Gloucester County early Friday morning.
Authorities say 48-year-old Robert Long had an argument with a 41-year-old woman, with whom he was having a romantic relationship. Long was asked to leave the residence in Monroe Township and he left without an incident.
According to investigators, Long then traveled to another residence in the area on Thursday night, where a physical altercation ensued. Long was ultimately stopped for driving under the influence by police. He was later released in the care of a relative.
Early Friday morning around 1:30 a.m., police say Long then went back his girlfriend's house where he opened fire on the woman and her 9-year-old son.
The woman suffered a gunshot wound to the torso and the boy suffered a graze wound to the hand. Both are expected to survive.
Police say they later found Long suffering from a fatal self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The shooting remains under investigation by the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office and the Monroe Township Police Department.