Michael Morgan Jr., 32, the cousin of TNA star Matt Morgan, was shot and killed on Monday morning in New Jersey. Michael Morgan, a Newark police detectie was killed outside a nightclub as he was walking a dancer to her car. The pair were held up at gunpoint and the shooter demanded their valuables and eventually shot Morgan.

Matt Morgan acknowledged the death on his Twitter page on Tuesday. "Mike Morgan was a highly decorated cop, who was in (the) anti-gang division and Monday was to start SVU. Still can't believe he got killed. Too young with HUGE career in front of him still.

"News said he'd gotten out of over 600 'guns drawn situations over his career in anti-gang without having to draw his own. That's insanely impressive." Police are offering a $25,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of the shooter. To read more on the story, visit NJ.com.

Powell's POV: They have made an arrest in the shooting and will be holding a press conference on Wednesday. For more details on the the arrest, visit NorthJersey.com.

As if this news isn't devastating enough, Matt Morgan also wrote that his father is hospitalized because his brain cancer is "spreading rapidly." Here's wishing the entire Morgan family the best during this difficult time.

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