Three Men Charged in Connection with New Brunswick Shooting

On April 5, 2024, at approximately 2:00 A.M., authorities responded to66 Easton Avenue following a report of a shooting. Upon their arrival, officers located one female and one male victim, who sustained gunshot wounds and were subsequently transported to Robert Wood Hospital for treatment.

The male victim has been released from the hospital and the female victim is still

being treated for her injuries. An investigation led by Detective Sean Freeman of the New Brunswick Police Department determined that the female victim was struck with gunfire that came from a vehicle.

On April 6, 2024, Walter Rodriguez-Cardenas, 20, was arrested without incident in Plainfield where he resides and charged with third-degree Armed Riot for engaging in a course of conduct with four or more others where a participant used a firearm and third-degree Hindering the Apprehension of Another for driving the suspected shooter from the scene of the shooting.

Also on April 6, 2024, the suspected shooter Christian Farmer, 22, of New Brunswick and Ryan Nasi, 22, of Hillsborough were arrested together in Somerville without incident.

Farmer was charged with second-degree Unlawful Possession of a Handgun, second-degree Possession of a Firearm for an Unlawful Purpose, two counts of first-degree Attempted Murder, and one count of second-degree Aggravated Assault. Nasi was charged with third-degree Armed Riot.

The fourth perpetrator remains at large.

Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office 25 Kirkpatrick Street, 3rd Floor, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901 (732) 745-3300.

Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone would like to thank Chief Sabo of the New Brunswick Police Department, Detective Sean Freeman and the entire Major Crimes Unit of the New Brunswick Police Department for their rapid response as the investigation unfolded and their efforts which ultimately led to the expeditious apprehension of the perpetrators.

The Prosecutor would also like to thank the Somerville, Rutgers, Plainfield, and Piscataway Police Departments, these arrests could not have occurred without their assistance.

Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Detective Freeman of the New Brunswick Police Department at 732-745-5200.