A resident suffered from a gunshot wound to the chest after an altercation in his home on Friday.
On Friday, April 7, at approximately 11:33 p.m., Washington Township police officers responded to Hamal Court for a male subject suffering from a gunshot wound.
According to police, the victim was confronted inside his residence where a brief struggle ensued, resulting in the male being struck in the head by a small yellow crowbar and shot once in the chest. The accused fled the scene.
Upon arrival, officers found a male who had sustained a gunshot wound to the chest. The victim was provided medical treatment at the scene and transported to Cooper Trauma for additional care. The male was released with non-life threatening injuries.
Police were unable to release additional information about the victim at the time.
The resident described the suspect to police as a black male, approximately six feet, two inches tall and weighs about 260 pounds. He was wearing a black long sleeve sweatshirt, black long pants, a black mask and gloves. He was described to be very dark complexed and wearing thick glasses.
The case remains under investigation by the Washington Township Police Department. Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Investigations Bureau Commander Lt. Christopher Pelosi at cjpelosi@pd.twp.washington.nj.us, or Detective Alex Dipietro at ajdipietro@pd.twp.washington.nj.us.
