NORTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. – Authorities announced the arrest of Juliette A. Piscopo, a 26-year-old resident of Greenbrook, New Jersey, for an attempted murder on Route 22 West in North Plainfield during a road rage incident. The incident occurred on the evening of Sunday, February 2, when Piscopo allegedly fired gunshots at another vehicle.
On that Sunday at approximately 9:06 p.m., North Plainfield Police responded to a 9-1-1 call regarding gunfire hitting a vehicle during a road rage confrontation. The victim, a North Plainfield resident, described that while driving on North Avenue and Madison Avenue in Dunellen, a Mercedes-Benz tried to merge into their lane, later following them for around fifteen minutes into North Plainfield.
As they traveled west on Route 22, the Mercedes allegedly pulled alongside the victim’s car and fired several bullets, shattering windows and damaging the vehicle. The victim reported being unharmed. Detectives from both the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office and North Plainfield Police Department conducted an investigation.
