Search For Killer After South Jersey Man Shot 'Several Times,' Body Left In Roadway: Police

A statewide search is underway after a New Jersey man was shot several times, and his dead body was left in a roadway.

The New Jersey State Police is seeking the public’s assistance with the murder investigation of Vincent Horns, 22, of Bridgeton.

On Saturday at 2:53 a.m., troopers from Bridgeton Station responded to Stewart Avenue and Buckshutem Road in Fairfield Township, Cumberland County, after witnesses discovered Horns lying in the roadway.

When troopers arrived, they discovered that Horns had sustained several gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:27 a.m. and was later transported to Shore Memorial Hospital in Somers Point pending an autopsy, according to the State Police.

This case is being investigated by the New Jersey State Police Homicide South Unit, Troop "A" Criminal Investigations Office, Crime Scene Investigations Unit, Bridgeton Station personnel, and the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the New Jersey State Police Bridgeton Station at 856-451-0101. Anonymous tips are welcome. There is no additional information available at this time.

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