18-YEAR-OLD BURLINGTON COUNTY MAN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH WEDNESDAY'S HOMICIDE
" Joshua Davis, 18, Charged With Murder & Weapons Offenses In The Shooting Death Of Matthew Morales."
Friday, May 19, 2023, 4:03 A.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
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HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ.- Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri reported that following a swift-moving investigation by The Mercer County Homicide Task Force in conjunction with The Hamilton Township Police Department, an 18-Year-Old Burlington County, New Jersey man was Arrested on Wednesday and Charged in the Shooting Death of Matthew Morales.
Joshua Davis, 18, of Fieldsboro, New Jersey is Charged with One Count of First Degree Murder; Second Degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon; and Second Degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose. Mr. Davis was taken into Custody on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. After being Processed on the Charges Mr. Davis was Remanded to The Mercer County Correctional Facility. The Mercer County Prosecutor's Office has Filed a Pretrial Detention Motion pending Trial.
On Wednesday, May 17, 2023, just after 1:00 a.m., Members of The Hamilton Township Police Department responded to The 4900 Block of South Broad Street in The Township on a report of a Shooting. Pon arrival, Police Officers found a man, later identified as Matthew Morales, 25, of Blackwood, New Jersey, lying in a Driveway of a Home near Pilgrim Way, suffering from a Gunshot Wound. Mr. Morales was immediately transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center where he succumbed to his injury and was pronounced deceased.
The investigation uncovered that Mr. Morales and Mr. Davis got into an altercation on South Broad Street, at which time Mr. Davis pulled out a Firearm and Shot Mr. Morales.
The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with additional information regarding The Shooting Death of Mr. Morales is urged to contact The Mercer County Homicide Task Force at (609) 989-6406 or mchtftips@mercercounty.org.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, That 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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