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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.