Police ID Woman Shot Dead In NJ Home, Suspect In Custody: Prosecutor

A 37-year-old woman was fatally shot in an Essex County home over the weekend, and a suspected gunman was in custody.

Scott Hurring.
Photo Credit: *Essex County Jail*

10/01/2023 10:25 p.m.

Police were called to a home on the 100 block of Meacham Street in Belleville around 10:25 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Belleville Police Chief Mark Minichini said.

Erica Voloshin, 37, of Nutley, was found unresponsive suffering a gunshot wound, and pronounced dead 10:42 a.m. Scott Hurring, 43, of Belleville, has been charged with murder in the incident, they said.

Hurring was charged with murder and unlawful possession of a weapon and is in custody.

The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432. Calls will be kept confidential.

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