Gun Used To Kill NJ Detective Linked To Other Shootings: Report

BRIDGETON, NJ —The gun that intruders used to shoot a Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office detective dead has been connected to additional crimes, according to NJ Advance Media.

Detective Sergeant Monica Mosely was shot in her own home during an invasion on Oct. 15, 2024.

Four men were indicted on murder charges. A woman was also charged for her alleged role in hiding evidence.

According to new court filings, a .40-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun that was used in the attack was recovered during the search of a home in 2025, and connected after shell casings from three later shootings in Salem City matched.

The shootings were on June 8, Sept. 22, and Oct. 14, 2025 and have no known link to the Mosley case.

According to prosecutors, a group of masked men smashed the front door and broke into her home at around 10 p.m. when she was getting ready for bed.

Mosley defended herself by shooting one of the men in the chest.

She was then shot three times: once in the right leg, once in the left wrist/arm, and once in the back of the head, according to Saverio Carroccia, first assistant prosecutor in Cape May County.

The four men charged in the case are Nyshawn Mutcherson, 30, of Vineland, Jarred Brown, 33, of Bridgeton, Richard B. Hawkins Willis, 33, of Gloucester City, and Byron Thomas, 37, of Paulsboro.

The indictment charged them with murder (first-degree), murder during the commission of a burglary (first-degree), burglary (second-degree), hindering (third-degree), obstruction (fourth-degree), and weapons offenses.

Hawkins Willis was also indicted for fourth-degree tampering with evidence.

Cyndia Pimentel, 40, of Paulsboro, was charged by indictment with third-degree hindering, fourth-degree obstruction, and fourth-degree tampering with evidence.

Mosley did not know the suspects, according to court records.

It's unclear whether any of the suspects knew of the veteran police detective.

A motive is yet to be released.

According to court filings, prosecutors are currently seeking an additional 180 days to build a case before going to trial due to the complexity of the case.

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