A New Jersey man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his brother, who was a former University of Michigan soccer player.

Joseph Hertgen, who played soccer at Michigan from 2016-19, was found dead in a Princeton, New Jersey, apartment on Saturday evening. Matthew Hertgen, Joseph's older brother, called 911 on Saturday night, and Joseph was pronounced dead at the scene by authorities.

Prosecutors allege that Matthew Hertgen, an ex-soccer payer for Wesleyan University, killed his brother and a cat.

Matthew Hertgen has been accused of killing his brother and former Michigan soccer star Joseph Hertgen in grizly murder.

Former Michigan soccer player Joseph Hertgen, 26, was killed by his older brother on Saturday in Princeton, New Jersey, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office announced in a statement on Monday.

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The cats had no known exposure to infected poultry, livestock, raw milk, or raw meat, but they roamed freely outdoors, where they may have been exposed to wild birds or other animals.