Man fatally shot at Turnpike rest stop had previously been charged with murder

Jim Walsh, Cherry Hill Courier-Post
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LAWNSIDE - A man accused of killing a Lawnside woman was himself fatally shot in the presence of law enforcement officers at a New Jersey Turnpike rest stop, authorities say.

Kyle Foggy, 29, of Cherry Hill, died Tuesday night from a gunshot wound he sustained hours earlier at the Clara Barton Service Area, the Attorney General's Office said in a statement Friday.

Foggy had been charged with the murder of Michelle Cruz, a 28-year-old Lawnside resident found dead on the 100 block of Mouldy Road shortly after 4 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office.

Turnpike shooting involved law enforcement officers

Foggy was shot around 1:45 p.m. on Feb. 28, and was pronounced dead at a hospital at 10:16 p.m., the Attorney General's statement said.

"The incident involved members of the New Jersey State Police and the United States Marshals Service,” it said.

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The statement provided no additional details, including any information on who fired the fatal shot.

A criminal complaint, dated Feb. 25, alleged Foggy killed Cruz outside her home with a shot to the head.

Suspect seen near victim's home

Police officers repeatedly saw Foggy near Cruz’s apartment in the hours before she was found slain, according to a statement giving probable cause for the charges against him.

In one incident, Foggy was holding binoculars as he stood across the street from the victim’s home around 8:30 p.m. on Feb.24, the court filing says.

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Among other incidents, he was seen running to a vehicle before driving away around 1:30 a.m. on Feb. 25.

Officers contacted Foggy at Mouldy Road and Thomas Avenue at 1:50 a.m. "and advised him to leave the area," but he was seen walking on Mouldy Road around 3:15 a.m., the report continues.

Police found Foggy’s unoccupied car when they canvassed the area after the discovery of Cruz’s body.

Investigators also determined someone had taken the woman's vehicle, cell phone and the keys to her apartment and car.

Domestic violence

Cruz's phone, recovered near East Charlestown Avenue in Lawnside, included texts and videos supporting reports of domestic violence by the slain woman's family, it said.

A video from the afternoon of Feb. 24 showed Cruz telling Foggy to leave her apartment and saying she was going to get a restraining order against him.

Investigators also heard from a man who’d visited Cruz’s apartment on the night before her death. He said Cruz had warned him that Foggy had threatened to shoot the man if he saw them together.

The Turnpike shooting is the subject of a mandatory review being conducted by the Attorney General's Office of Public Integrity and Accountability.

Jim Walsh is a senior reporter with the Courier-Post, Burlington County Times and The Daily Journal.

This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: NJ Turnpike shooting victim was suspect in woman's murder