A 27-YEAR-OLD MORRISTOWN NEW JERSEY MAN ARRESTED ON FIRST DEGREE MURDER CHARGES IN CONNECTION TO MORRISTOWN HOMICIDE
" Tyrell Lansing Of Morristown, New Jersey Has Been Charged In The August 18, 2021 Fatal Shooting Of 35-Year-Old Raijah Scott Of Cedar Knolls."
September 4, 2021 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
MORRISTOWN, NJ.- On Friday, September 3, 2021 Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Christoph Kimker, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, and Morristown Police Department Acting Chief Darnell Richardson announced that Tyrell Lansing, age 27, of Morristown, New Jersey, has been Charged with First Degree Murder and Weapons Offenses in connection with the Wednesday, August 18, 2021, Homicide occurring on Clyde Potts Drive, Morristown, New Jersey.
On Wednesday, August 18, 2021, at approximately 1:03 a.m., Members of The Morristown Police Department responded to a 911 Emergency Call for a shooting on Clyde Potts Drive, Morristown New Jersey.
Upon arrival, Police Officers located a male in the parking lot near 28 Clyde Potts Drive, Morristown, New Jersey, who had sustained multiple fatal gunshot wounds. Following an autopsy, Morris County Deputy Medical Examiner Dr. Di Wang, M.D. determined the manner of death to be homicide. The victim has been identified as Raijah Scott, 35, of Cedar Knolls, New Jersey.
The investigation determined that the Defendant and the victim were acquaintances. The investigation further revealed that on August 18, 2021, approximately 1:01 a.m., the Defendant shot the victim multiple times before fleeing the scene in a motor vehicle. The Defendant was apprehended on August 19, 2021, traveling through the State of Oklahoma.
As a result of the investigation, the Defendant has been Charged with First Degree Murder; Second Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose; Second Degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon; Second Degree Certain Persons Not to Have Weapons or Ammunition; and Fourth Degree Possession of Prohibited Weapons. The Defendant is currently in custody in Oklahoma, pending his extradition to New Jersey.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to call The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at 973-285-6200, The Morristown Police Department at 973-292-6737, or Morris County Crime Stoppers at 973-267-2255.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, Which States: The Charges Outlined In This Publication Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
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