TWO CUMBERLAND COUNTY MEN ARRESTED IN THE MAY 26, 2022 SHOOTING DEATH OF 15-YEAR-OLD
" Deshawn T. Bowen & Rohdane E. Watson, Jr. Have Been Charged With Murder & Related Weapons Offenses In The Shooting Death Of Anthony Torres-Sanchez."
May 31, 2022 3:06 P.M. ET By Joanne Alvarez Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
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BRIDGETON, NJ.- On Tuesday, May 31, 2022, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae announced that on Friday, May 27, 2022, Two Cumberland County Men were Charged in connection to the Thursday morning, May 26, 2022 Fatal Shooting of Anthony Torres-Sanchez, 15, of Vineland, New Jersey.
On Thursday, May 26, 2022, at approximately 11:45 a.m., Members of The Vineland Police Department responded to The Eighteen Hundred Block of North Delsea Drive on report of a Shooting.
Upon arrival, Police Officers located a teen victim, later identified as Anthony Torres-Sanchez, 15, of Vineland suffering from a Gunshot Wound. The teen was immediately transported to Inspira Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injury and was subsequently pronounced deceased a short time later.
On Friday, May 27, 2022, Deshawn T. Bowen, 23, of Bridgeton, New Jersey was taken into custody and Charged with First Degree Murder; Conspiracy to Commit Murder and Two Second Degree Related Weapons Offenses. Today, Tuesday, May 31, 2022 Rohdane E. Watson, 18, of Vineland, New Jersey was taken into custody and Charged with First Degree Murder; Conspiracy to Commit Murder and Two Related Weapons Offenses.
Both Mr. Bowen and Mr. Watson have been lodged in The Cumberland County Jail pending their First Appearance. The Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office will File a Pretrial Detention Motion in State Superior Court to have both Defendants detained pending the outcome of the Charges against them.
The investigation remains active and ongoing. The Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office asks anyone with additional information regarding the Shooting Death of Anthony Torres-Sanchez to contact Vineland Police Detective Dave Cavagnaro at (856) 460-0805 or Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office Detective Chris Johnson at (609)579-1431.
FILED UNDER MAY 31, 2022: LAW, CUMBERLAND: