Cops: Ex-Manahawkin Man Found Murdered In Vermont Was Shot Multiple Times

The chief of Burlington, Vt. police said at a news conference yesterday that Manahawkin native Kevin DeOliveria died from one or more multiple gunshot wounds.

Police Chief Michael Schirling said police were following a number of leads and disclosed for the first time that DeOliveria, 23, had been shot to death, according to the Burlington Free Press.

At least 20 investigators are working on the case, the chief said.

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“The investigation has a number of specific directions unfolding today,” Schirling said at the press conference, the Burlington Free Press article states. “All possible investigative avenues and potential motives are being explored.”

Schirling said there was no evidence to suggest an ongoing threat to the public, according to the article.

DeOliveria was a 2009 graduate of Southern Regional High School and also attended the University of Vermont. He played soccer and volleyball at Southern, said Rev. Pat Sharkey, who was the family’s pastor when they attended King of Kings Community Church in Manahawkin.

He lived in Manahawkin before moving to Vermont five years ago. He was a graduate of Southern Regional High School where he graduated with honors, he was a lifeguard working in Long Beach Township and he attended the University of Vermont, according to his obituary.

Kevin is predeceased by his maternal grandmother Luiza Pinheiro.

He survived by his mother and stepfather Marcia DeOliveira-Longinetti and David Longinetti, his maternal grandfather Francisco DeOliveira, his step-grandparents Marge Childres, John and Barbara Longinetti and Kay Wilbach, his sister Rebecca DeOliveira and his many loving aunts, uncles and cousins both here and abroad.

Visiting hours will be Friday, Jan. 9, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Maxwell Funeral Home, 573 Mill Creek Road, Manahawkin, NJ 08050. A funeral service will take place following visitation, at 1 p.m. at the King of Kings Community Church, 1000 North Main Street, Manahawkin. Interment will follow St. Mary’s Cemetery, Manahawkin.

Photo credit: The DeOliveira family

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