--- description: A 16-year-old boy in Long Branch, NJ, allegedly killed three family members with a semi-automatic rifle, shortly before New Year’s Day title: Teen Fatally Shoots Father, Mother and Sister on New Year’s Eve, Prosecutors Say image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5959b42069df5df0/6988dc6d0b72e32c1b6ef4a0/whichita-concrete-boy.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Crime](/tag/crime/) ## Crime Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 4 Dead as 16-Year-Old Boy Opens Fire on New Year’s Eve, Prosecutors Say  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 12, 2023 11:16 PM CUTPublished: Jan 1, 2018 3:00 PM CUT  Crime Scene Investigation Crime Scene InvestigationGetty Images  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 12, 2023 11:16 PM CUTPublished: Jan 1, 2018 3:00 PM CUT A 16-year-old boy allegedly used a semi-automatic rifle to kill four people, including his father, mother and sister, inside their New Jersey home, with minutes to go until New Year’s Day, prosecutors said Monday. The suspect, whose identity has not been released, is accused of gunning down his three family members and another family friend, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni said in a [news release](http://mcponj.org/2018/01/01/four-dead-following-shooting-inside-long-branch-home/ "undefined"). Police arrived at the family’s Long Branch home after receiving a 911 call about gunshots Sunday at 11:43 p.m. They found the bodies of the suspect’s 44-year-old father Steven Kologi, 42-year-old mother Linda Kologi, 18-year-old sister Brittany Kologi, and a 70-year-old friend of the family, Mary Schultz. > [](https://twitter.com/MonCoProsecutor/status/947724904790708224) The suspect’s grandfather and brother were also in the house during the time of the shooting, but they escaped without any injuries, according to the [Asbury _Park Press._](http://www.app.com/story/news/crime/jersey-mayhem/2018/01/01/long-branch-homicide-new-years/994002001/ "undefined") The suspect was taken into custody, the prosecutor said. He faces charges of murder and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, the _Park Press_ reported. His motive is unclear. Authorities said the killings were an “[isolated](https://twitter.com/MonCoProsecutor/status/947724904790708224 "undefined") domestic incident.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5083264/shooting-in-new-jersey-long-branch/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5083264/shooting-in-new-jersey-long-branch/"},"headline":"4 Dead as 16-Year-Old Boy Opens Fire on New Year’s Eve, Prosecutors Say","datePublished":"2018-01-01T15:00:09.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-12T23:16:51.000Z","description":"The suspect appears to have used a semi-automatic rifle to gun down his family","url":"https://time.com/5083264/shooting-in-new-jersey-long-branch/","keywords":["Crime","New Jersey","onetime","onetimecrime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5959b42069df5df0/6988dc6d0b72e32c1b6ef4a0/whichita-concrete-boy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5959b42069df5df0/6988dc6d0b72e32c1b6ef4a0/whichita-concrete-boy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Crime Scene Investigation","caption":"Crime Scene Investigation","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/crime/","name":"Crime"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5083264/shooting-in-new-jersey-long-branch/","name":"4 Dead as 16-Year-Old Boy Opens Fire on New Year’s Eve, Prosecutors Say"}}]}] ```