{"id":53006,"date":"2018-01-02T02:29:17","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T02:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=53006"},"modified":"2018-01-02T02:29:17","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T02:29:17","slug":"16-year-old-boy-allegedly-killed-family-new-years-eve-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=53006","title":{"rendered":"16-year-old boy allegedly killed family in New Year\u2019s Eve attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 16-year-old boy was accused Monday of using a semi-automatic rifle to gun down his parents, sister and a family friend at their Jersey Shore home on New Year\u2019s Eve, according to reports.<\/p>\n

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The teen, identified by local media as Scott Kologi, killed his father, Steven Kologi, 44; mother, Linda Kologi, 42; sister, Brittany Kologi, 18; and family friend Mary Schultz, 70, who lived in their Long Branch home, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said.<\/p>\n

His brother and grandfather also were at the house at the time of the attack but escaped unharmed, he said.<\/p>\n

Police received a 911 call about the shooting at 11:43 p.m. Sunday from inside the 635 Wall St. house, where the four victims were found dead, the prosecutor said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a terribly tragic incident,\u201d Gramiccioni said.<\/p>\n

Scott Kologi was arrested without incident and the Century Arms semi-automatic rifle \u2014 which was legally registered to a resident in the home \u2014 was seized, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Authorities have not yet determined a motive for the shooting spree, which was described as a domestic violence incident that posed no danger to the public, he said.<\/p>\n

Scott was charged with four counts of murder and a weapons offense Monday, according to the Asbury Park Press.<\/p>\n

Authorities said police had not previously been to the house for domestic violence calls.<\/p>\n

An Ocean Township resident who played softball with the father described the 16-year-old as \u201cthe nicest kid in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe came to watch the softball games with Linda and he was always smiling. This is totally out of the blue,\u201d Joe Rios, 52, told The Post.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not something I ever thought this young boy would do. I don\u2019t know what happened. He was not a violent kid. He was always smiling,\u201d said Rios, adding that he hung out with Steve every other weekend.<\/p>\n

The Kologis owned the three-family home, where a friend of Rios lives in the basement and called him at 2 a.m. Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe called me and said she heard gunshots. She said, \u2018Something had happened!\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSteve is a great person. He did everything for his family and his four kids,\u201d Rios said about the slain dad, who was a truck driver.<\/p>\n

One of Steven\u2019s children is from another marriage and didn\u2019t live at the Wall Street home, he said.<\/p>\n

Long Branch schools chief Michael Salvatore told the Asbury Park Press that the suspect does not attend the high school.<\/p>\n

He did not confirm if Brittany attended the school last year, saying he would make a statement Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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