""While social media has made it known that the accused is related to me, he is not my son and not a member of my immediate family," Battiloro wrote in a statement to Facebook on Wednesday. "I want to be clear, as loud and as firm as possible, that in NO WAY do my wife, children or I condone, defend, or excuse the actions that caused this terrible and tragic loss of life." "Like many of you, I am shocked, stunned, and so overwhelmingly distressed beyond belief by the horrific loss of two young ladies," Battiloro said."
""As a result of this tragic incident, I lost a neighbor - a beautiful, charismatic young lady named Isabella Salas, who I have watched grow up since the day I moved to Cranford." "I do unequivocably condemn the actions of the accused, and like you, I demand that he face the consequences of his alleged actions in a court of law," Battiloro said."
Westfield Police Chief Christopher Battiloro publicly disavowed a distant relative accused of killing two Cranford 17-year-olds, Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas. Niotis and Salas died after a black 2021 Jeep rammed their e-bike around 5:30 p.m.; both died at the hospital. Battiloro said the accused is not his son or immediate family and stated that he and his family do not condone or excuse the actions. Battiloro and his officers responded to the crash scene, and Battiloro said he lost a neighbor, Isabella Salas, whom he had watched grow up. Investigators charged a 17-year-old boy with two counts of murder; the suspect remains unnamed as a minor.
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