Burlington County Man Indicted For Murder In Fatal Shooting On Crowded Street

A Burlington County man has been indicted in connection with the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old man on a crowded street last year, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said.

Samuel James, 27, of Burlington City, was indicted on one count of murder in the first-degree, one count of second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and one count of second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon.

James was arrested on Aug. 22, 2016, at the home of an acquaintance in Barrington, Camden County, by members of the Burlington County Sheriff's Department Warrant Unit, who were working in conjunction with the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force.

He was charged in connection with the the murder of Byron Turner. Two days earlier, police had been called to the 100 block of East Federal Street and found Turner suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead three hours later at Cooper University Hospital in Camden.

A five-year-old-girl in the area was also injured while running from James' gunfire, but she wasn't shot. She was treated and released from Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County in Willingboro.

James was lodged in the Burlington County Jail, where he remains on $1 million bail with no 10 percent option.

The attached image of Samuel James was provided by the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office