Crime & Safety
Burlington County Man Arrested in Fatal Shooting in Mercer County
The man was arrested while he was at a motel in Pennsylvania Monday afternoon.
A Burlington County man has been arrested and charged in connection with the April 8 shooting death of 52-year-old Elliot Simon, Acting Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri and Trenton Police Director Ernest Parrey Jr. said on Tuesday.
The U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force found 26-year-old Virgil Howard, of Willingboro, in a motel room in Bristol, Pa., and arrested him Monday afternoon.
Howard is charged with murder, felony murder, robbery, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon and certain persons not to possess a firearm.
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Bail was set at $1 million cash only.
Trenton Police found Simon suffering from a gunshot wound to his chest when they responded to the area of 37-49 North Hermitage Avenue after the ShotSpotter system detected gunshots around 9:08 p.m. on April 8.
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He was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
The charges are a result of an investigation by Detective Eric Hastings and the Mercer County Homicide Task Force, police said.
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