PISCATAWAY, New Jersey (WABC) Officials in Piscataway said Tuesday that a man with a machete killed his mother and grandparents before he was shot and killed by police on Monday. Officers responded to a home on River Road around 5:30 p.m. after receiving a 911 call from a man reporting that an individual had a knife.
When officers arrived at the scene, they said the suspect was holding a machete. When they tried to use tasers, they say it did not stop him. Authorities say he charged at the officers with the weapon and that is when they shot and killed him. When police went inside the home, they found three bodies that are believed to be the suspect's mother and grandparents. Mayor Brian Wahler said the suspect's father is the one who called 911.
"You have to understand there is a husband that is about to bury a wife, parents and a son," Wahler said. "So out of respect to the household, for the rest of the family members, but they were all related. I just want to let the general public know this is not someone coming in, knocking on the door, this is all folks that all knew each other and were related to each other blood-wise."
The Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office and the New Jersey Attorney's General Office are investigating their deaths. Neighbors told Eyewitness News they had nice encounters with those who lived at the home in the past and officials say there were no prior incidents at the house. The investigation is ongoing and officials say there is no indication of an ongoing threat to the community.
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