Police Identify Suspect in Three Stooges Deli Killing in Union

Union police say they are now looking for a man named Daivon Brinson as a suspect in a homicide on Springfield Avenue in Union last week.

Brinson is a 20-year-old resident of Newark, NJ.

A customer found the body of deli owner Mohinder Singh at 2 p.m. on Nov. 30 at the Three Stooges Supermarket deli in the 2100 block of Springfield Avenue in Union. 

Union police did not release the cause of death but did report that the suspect left a trail of blood and exited through the back door. Union County assistant prosecutor Al Cernadas stated at an on-site news conference on November 30, that the crime appeared to have resulted from a robbery or argument.

Union police found a weapon at the scene but have not yet released the cause of death.

On Dec. 1, Patch visited the site of the murder as a neighbor was dropping off a note in memory of the victim. The neighbor, who did not want to identify himself called the media attention "disgusting." "A man is dead," he said. He also said that cautioning locals to lock doors and windows was unnecessary. "This is a safe neighborhood." 

The note read, "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can and Wisdom to know the difference."

On the ground in front of the entry door to the deli were a smattering of plants, flowers, another note and a statue of the Virgin Mary.

Call Crimestoppers at (908) 654-TIPS with any information