The following report was provided by the Moorestown Police Department:
Moorestown Police were dispatched to Shields Business Solutions on 5 Twosome Drive on Feb. 23 at 7:08 a.m. to the report of a shooting in progress. Officers arrived shortly thereafter to find that Melvin Nieves of Philadelphia, Pa., age 31, employed at Shields since March 2014 had been shot four times by a co-worker. The co-worker was identified as Edgar Figueroa of Philadelphia, Pa., age 42. The shooting occurred inside the business with Nieves fleeing outside where he was assisted by other co-workers. Nieves was transported by NJSP helicopter to Cooper Hospital in Camden after initial treatment by Lenola EMS & Virtua Paramedics, where he was last listed in critical condition. Figueroa subsequently took his own life by shooting himself outside at the rear of the company property. It was determined that the shooting was sparked by an ongoing domestic situation. Nobody else was injured in the incident. Moorestown Police were assisted at the incident by officers from Mt. Laurel PD, Maple Shade PD, Burlington County Sheriff’s Office and the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office.
