Mercer County shooting takes life of Blackwood man
HAMILTON – A Gloucester Township man was fatally shot early Wednesday in this Mercer County community.
Matthew Morales, 28, was gunned down shortly after 1 a.m. on the 4900 block of South Broad Street, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office.
The Blackwood man was pronounced dead a short time after being taken to an area hospital.
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No arrests were announced, and an investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to Prosecutor’s Detective Luis Vega at 609-989-6406 or Sgt. Sherika Salmon at 609-960-3119.
Information can also be emailed to mchtftips@mercercounty.org.
Jim Walsh is a senior reporter with the Courier-Post, Burlington County Times and The Daily Journal. Email him at jwalsh@cpsj.com.
This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: Matthew Morales was fatally shot on South Broad Street in Hamilton, Mercer County
