Gunman Shoots Through Bedroom Window, Injuring 1 In South Jersey

A 26-year-old man was hospitalized after being struck by gunfire at a home that had a 4-year-old and an 11-month-old inside Monday night, according to police in Burlington County. The victim was in stable condition in Cooper Hospital Tuesday morning. The children weren’t hurt in the shooting. A total of four people were home at the time.

The shooting took place at 312 Serrano Trail in Pemberton at about 11:41 p.m. on Monday night, Dec. 11, according to the Pemberton Township Police Department. The man was in a downstairs bedroom when he was shot. The bullet went through his arm and hit him in the side, but didn’t enter.

One of the children and a woman were in the same room as the man when he was shot, but they were uninjured, police said. Officers found seven projectile casings outside the window.

Anyone with any information concerning this incident is asked to call the Pemberton Township Police Department at 609-894-3310 or the Police Confidential Tip Line at 609-894-3352.

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