20-YEAR-OLD BURLINGTON CITY MAN INDICTED ON MURDER IN CONNECTION WITH APRIL 30, 2021 BURLINGTON CITY FATAL SHOOTING
" Nicholas Wahl Of Burlington City, New Jersey Has Been Indicted On Charges In Connection With The Fatal Shooting Of Dysheem Bruton On April 30, 2021."
August 12, 2021 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
MOUNT HOLLY, NJ.- On Wednesday, August 11, 2021 Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Grand Jury sitting in Burlington County, New Jersey has returned an indictment against a 20-year-old Burlington City on murder and other charges for the April 30, 2021 Fatal Shooting of a resident walking down Saint Mary Street in Burlington City, New Jersey.
The Grand Jury returned the indictment on Thursday, August 5, 2021, against Nicholas Wahl of Burlington City, New Jersey on Charges of First Degree Murder; Second Degree Aggravated Assault; Second Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose; and Second Degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon.
Wahl was identified as the shooter within hours of the slaying and was arrested May 5, 2021 at a relative’s home in Greenville, S.C. He was extradited to New Jersey and is presently lodged in the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly, New Jersey.
Mr. Wahl is accused of fatally shooting Burlington City, New Jersey resident Dysheem Bruton, 27. He was also indicted on charges that he unintentionally shot a 10-year-old boy in the foot during the same gunfire outburst.
Wahl is being prosecuted by Assistant Prosecutor Bob Van Gilst, supervisor of the BCPO Major Crimes Unit – Violent Crimes Section. The investigation was conducted by the Prosecutor’s Office and the City of Burlington Police Department, with assistance from the Burlington Township Police Department. The Burlington County Sheriff’s Department assisted with the extradition. The lead investigators are BCPO Detective Erica Ridge and City of Burlington PD Detective Corporal Anna Czajka.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, Which States: The Charges Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
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