Burlington County Man Indicted In Fatal Shooting During Group Fight

A Burlington County man has been indicted in a fatal shooting that occurred during a fight between two groups of people last year, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced.

Anthony M. Harris, 31, of Beverly City, was indicted by a Burlington County Grand Jury on single counts of murder in the first degree, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and second-degree certain persons not to have weapons.

On July 27, he was indicted in connection with the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Ronald Walker, of Florence. An arraignment will be scheduled soon in Superior Court.

Police say Harris shot Walker on Sept. 21, 2016, when his group went to Zinc Street in Florence. Zinc Street is an alley that runs between Second and Third streets.

Walker was taken to Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County, where he was pronounced dead at 8:21 p.m. that night. An autopsy performed by Burlington County Medical Examiner Dr. Ian Hood determined that Walker died from a gunshot wound to the chest.

Harris was arrested on May 23 in an apartment on West Trenton Avenue in Falls Township, Pa., as part of an initiative targeting violent criminals with outstanding warrants, according to authorities.

He was arrested by officers from the Burlington County Sheriff’s Department Warrant Unit, the Florence Township Police Department, the New Jersey State Police, the Pemberton Township Police Department, the United States Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Willingboro Police Department. Assistance was provided by the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department.

Harris was processed by the Falls Township Police Department on a Fugitive From Justice warrant and taken to the Bucks County Jail in Doylestown Township, PA, where he was lodged on $500,000 bail. He was extradited to New Jersey earlier this month and is being detained in the Burlington County Jail.

The attached image of Anthony Harris was provided by the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office