Gunshot rips through Rumson home; Red Bank man arrested with rifle

🔴 A bullet pierced a Rumson home's window in broad daylight

🔴 Police found a Red Bank man nearby with a rifle and ammo

🔴 The suspect is facing multiple gun-related charges in NJ

RUMSON — A Red Bank man has been charged with firing a gunshot through the window of a home in Rumson on Monday afternoon.

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Bullet crashes through window of quiet Rumson neighborhood

Police were called to a home on Meadowbrook Avenue just before 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 22 for a reported bullet that went through a window. Remnants of one projectile were later found inside.

Rifle, high-capacity magazine recovered from suspect

A man identified as Terry Haupt, 42, was found nearby with a rifle and a large capacity ammunition magazine, Santiago said. It’s not clear why the shot was fired. But an investigation determined that Haupt was not licensed to carry a firearm,  Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said.

Charges filed in Monmouth County gun investigation

Haupt was taken into custody and charged with one count of second-degree certain persons not to possess a weapon, one count of third-degree unlawful possession of a weapon (rifle), and one count of fourth-degree possession of a large capacity ammunition magazine.

The investigation is ongoing.

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