Burlington City man accused of fatal shooting

BURLINGTON CITY - A city man has been charged in connection with a murder here.

Bryant Williams, 35, is accused of fatally shooting Dominick Santiago, 40, of Willingboro in a May 12 attack, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office.

Santiago was shot shortly before 3 a.m. while he was sitting in a parked car on the 500 block of Linden Avenue, the prosecutor's office said. He died later that morning at an area hospital.

Williams, a resident of the first block of East Federal Street, was apprehended shortly before 8 p.m. Friday as he was walking near East Broad and Lawrence streets.

Williams is charged with murder and weapons offenses.

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The charges are only allegations. Williams has not been convicted in the case.

Williams is being held in Burlington County Jail, pending a detention hearing in Superior Court, Mount Holly.

Jim Walsh covers public safety, economic development and other beats for the Courier-Post, Burlington County Times and The Daily Journal.

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This article originally appeared on Burlington County Times: Bryant Williams is accused of shooting Dominick Santiago of Willingboro