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New Jersey State Police have charged 21-year-old Miguel Perez in the fatal shooting of Jonathan Morris, the 23-year-old Bridgeton man who went missing late last week and whose body was found in Hopewell Township on Monday night. A GoFundMe campaign to support Morris' family had raised more than $10,000 by Tuesday afternoon. Perez is charged with murder and related offenses.

Family says Bridgeton man Miguel Perez, charged with killing Jonathan Morris II, was a friend of the victim.

Jonathan Morris, 23, was found dead Monday night after he went missing from his Bridgeton, New Jersey home on Jan. 28. Morris was last seen in a Snapchat post and had been out driving his mother's BMW after finishing work on Thursday night. A bloody jacket was later found in neighboring Hopewell Township and the car was located abandoned and running in a nearby area on Water Street. An investigation remains ongoing.

The body of Jonathan J. Morris II, a Bridgeton man who was reported missing, was found Monday in Hopewell.

The body of Jonathan J. Morris II, a Bridgeton man who was reported missing, was found Monday in Hopewell.

Family says Bridgeton man Miguel Perez, charged with killing Jonathan Morris II, was a friend of the victim.

The family of a missing 23-year-old man from Bridgeton is desperate to find him as New Jersey State Police join the investigation.

The family of Jonathan Morris II were out Monday on their own search in the city, while state police searched another site in Hopewell.