Man Charged With Murder After Shooting In Gloucester Twp.: Prosecutor

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — A suspect was identified and arrested in last week's fatal shooting at a Gloucester Township housing complex, authorities said.

Hasan Battie was charged with first-degree murder and weapons offenses in the death of Nasir Tart. Battie, 21, was arrested Monday in Camden.

Township police responded to the shooting just before 5:30 p.m. April 16 at a home in the LaCascata development, where they found Tart suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Minutes later, the 24-year-old township resident was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office.

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Following an investigation, detectives identified Battie as the shooter. He was also charged with second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.

Battie, of Gloucester Township, was remanded to the Camden County Correctional Facility, pending a pretrial detention hearing.