Teen Fatally Shot At Home In Daytime In South Jersey: Police

WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ — An 18-year-old teen was charged with manslaughter after a 17-year-old was found fatally shot inside a Gloucester County home Sunday afternoon, authorities said.

At around 3:33 p.m. on Sunday, April 16, officers from the Monroe Township Police Department responded to a report of a person shot at a Chestnut Street residence, the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement.

At the scene, police found a 17-year-old victim who had taken a single gunshot wound to the head. The victim was taken to Jefferson Hospital in Washington Township and Jefferson facilities in Philadelphia, police said. The victim was later pronounced dead.

Nasir D. Robinson-Sanders, 18, of the Williamstown section of Monroe Township, who was present at the scene, was charged with manslaughter and unlawful possession of a weapon. Robinson-Sanders was processed and lodged in the Salem County Correctional Facility pending further proceedings. The investigation is ongoing.

Those with any information related to the crime are urged to contact Detective Eric Bailey of the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office at (856) 384-5685 or Detective Kristyn Morris of the Monroe Township Police Department at (856)728-9800 ext. 577.