Mother And Son Charged In Fatal South Jersey Shooting: Prosecutor

A New Jersey man and his mother were charged this weekend in connection with a fatal shooting, according to prosecutors.

Marcel Steele, 22, of Deptford was charged Friday with the shooting death of 22-year-old Jodeci Robinson of Woodbury and the attempted murder of 26-year-old Saliim Bey of Pine Hill, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office.

Bey sustained a gunshot wound in the incident but survived.

Steele’s mother, Shasta Steele, 41, was charged by the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office with third-degree endangering an injured victim and fourth-degree obstruction.

The incident happened Wednesday at approximately 9:22 pm, when Deptford Township Police Department officers were dispatched to the block of Andaloro Way on a report of multiple gunshots, according to the GCPO.

Upon arrival, responding officers discovered Robinson lying on the ground, directly in front of Steele’s residence. Robinson, who had sustained a single gunshot wound, was transported to Cooper Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased, according to the GCPO.

The Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office and the Deptford Township Police Department took Steele into custody without incident at the scene, according to the GCPO. Steele was initially charged with drug-related offenses that night and lodged in the Salem County Correctional Facility.

An autopsy performed by Gloucester County Medical Examiner Gerald Feigin on Thursday determined that Robinson’s death was caused by a gunshot wound to the back and the manner of death was determined to be a homicide, according to the GCPO.

On Friday, Steele was charged by the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office with first-degree murder; first-degree attempted murder; second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose; second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon andn other charges. Steele remains lodged in Salem County Correctional Facility pending a detention hearing.

“Through seamless cooperation and teamwork, the GCPO and Deptford PD moved quickly and efficiently to alleviate any public risk, identified and secured evidence, and arrested the suspect in very short order. Incidents of this type harm our neighborhoods, put our children at risk, and will generate a relentless response from every asset we can bring to bear,” Fiore said.

The Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office believes there are additional witnesses who may provide information in this investigation. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Det. Michael Bielski of the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office at 856-384-5645 or DSG John Gigante of the Deptford Township Police Department at 609-929-7679.

Information can also be e-mailed to the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office at tips@co.gloucester.nj.us.

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