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Shooting Victim, 26, Drives Short Distance, Crashes Before Dying In South Jersey: Prosecutor Shooting Victim, 26, Drives Short Distance, Crashes Before Dying In South Jersey: Prosecutor
Shooting Victim, 26, Drives Short Distance, Crashes Before Dying In South Jersey: Prosecutor A 26-year-old Willingboro man who was shot at an apartment complex then got behind the wheel of a car, which he crashed, and died 30 minutes later, authorities said. Christian Kurtz was found having suffered a gunshot wound in a vehicle around 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, when police were called to the scene of a car crash at  the intersection of Hedding-Jacksonville Road and Welsford Way, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Eastampton Township Police Chief Joseph Iacovitti said. An investigation found he'd been shot at the Eastampton Gardens apartment complex…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Alleged Trenton Drug Dealer Charged in Fentanyl Overdose Death of South Jersey Man: Prosecutor Alleged Trenton Drug Dealer Charged in Fentanyl Overdose Death of South Jersey Man: Prosecutor
Alleged Trenton Drug Dealer Charged in Fentanyl Overdose Death of South Jersey Man: Prosecutor An alleged drug dealer from Trenton has been charged with causing the death of a Burlington County man who fatally overdosed on fentanyl, authorities said. Robert Rentas, 35, of the 100 block of Calhoun Street in Trenton, was charged with first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death and distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Eastampton Township Police Chief Joseph Iacovitti. A detention hearing was scheduled for Friday in Superior Court.  An investigation began on Nov. 12, 2020, after Em…

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by Jon Craig