WOODBURY HOMICIDE
On Saturday, August 11th at approximately 11:33 pm, Woodbury City Police officers were dispatched to 53B E. Centre Street, Woodbury, for a reported shooting. Upon arrival, responding officers discovered the body of a 27-year-old male with an apparent gunshot wound to the head. The victim, whose identity is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification, was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy conducted on Sunday, August 12th, by Gloucester County Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the head and the manner of death a Homicide. Circumstances surrounding the homicide are currently under investigation by the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office and the Woodbury City Police Department. Eyewitness statements indicate that the suspect fled on foot.
The Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office believes there are additional witnesses who may provide crucial information in this investigation. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Det. John Petroski of the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office at 856-498-6238 or Det. Alex Phillips Woodbury City Police Department at 609-352-3919. Information can also be e-mailed to the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office at tips@co.gloucester.nj.us. Agencies assisting in the investigation are the Woodbury Fire Department; Woodbury City Police Department; the West Deptford Police Department; Harrison Township Police Department; Gloucester City Police Department; and the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Department