TEEN KILLED AND FATHER INJURED IN DOUBLE SHOOTING OUTSIDE BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP WALMART FRIDAY NIGHT
" Dione Williams Injured & His 17-Year-Old Son Albert Fatally Shot In Thursday Night Targeted Attack Outside Burlington Township Walmart."
October 10, 2021 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ.- On Friday, October 8, 2021 Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Burlington Township Acting Public Safety Director James Sullivan announced that a 17-Year-Old Hammonton male was Fatally Shot Thursday night in the parking lot of the Walmart on Route 541 in Burlington Township, New Jersey.
The victim’s father was also struck by gunfire. The preliminary investigation indicated this was not a random shooting.
The investigation began after Members of The Burlington Township Police Department were called to the store on Thursday, October 7, 2021, at approximately 10:15 p.m., on a report of a shooting.
Upon arrival, Police Officers discovered Dione Williams Sr., 44, and his son Albert, 17, both of Hammonton, New Jersey suffering from gunshot wounds. They were taken by ambulance to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey where Albert succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead. Dione Williams Sr. was treated and released.
No arrests have been made. Anyone with information that might be helpful to investigators is asked to call Burlington County Central Communications at 609-265-7113.
The investigation is being conducted by Detectives from The Burlington Township Police Department and Prosecutor’s Office. The lead investigators are Prosecutor’s Office Detective Sean Tait and Burlington Township Detective Steven Cosmo.
FILED UNDER OCTOBER 10, 2021: LAW, BURLINGTON: