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Father Of 4-Year-Old South Jersey Boy Killed By Self-Inflicted Gunshot Charged Father Of 4-Year-Old South Jersey Boy Killed By Self-Inflicted Gunshot Charged
Father Of 4-Year-Old South Jersey Boy Killed By Self-Inflicted Gunshot Charged Authorities have jailed the father of a 4-year-old South Jersey boy who was killed by a self-inflicted gunshot earlier this month. Andrew Mack, a 31-year-old active duty member of the U.S. Navy, went to sleep with the loaded 9mm handgun next to him the night of Feb. 7, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said Wednesday. Young Lincoln Mack picked up the gun and went into another room of their home in the Browns Mills section of Pemberton Township, about five miles from Fort Dix, to play with his sister, the prosecutor said. He then pointed the weapon at himself and pulled the trigger…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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South Jersey Boy, 4, Dies From Self-Inflicted Gunshot, Prosecutor Says South Jersey Boy, 4, Dies From Self-Inflicted Gunshot, Prosecutor Says
South Jersey Boy, 4, Dies From Self-Inflicted Gunshot, Prosecutor Says A 4-year-old Burlington County boy died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Friday night, authorities said. The call came in from the the Brown Mills section of Pemberton Township, about five miles from Fort Dix, at 7:07 p.m., Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. The boy was rushed to the Deborah Heart and Lung Center, where he was pronounced dead of a gunshot to the head at 8 p.m., Coffina said. “We believe the gunshot wound was self-inflicted,” the prosecutor said, “but the circumstances of the shooting remain investigation. “We will provide updates as we learn more about this…

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by Jerry DeMarco