Man Charged After Cherry Hill Shopping Shooting

A Cherry Hill man has been charged with attempted murder after police say he shot a 61-year-old man in a shopping center parking lot on April 15. (camdencountypros.org) Prosecutors identified the defendant as Terrence Roberts, 52, and said officers responded at about 3:53 p.m. to Liberty Bell Plaza, 2083 Route 70 East, where they found the victim wounded inside a vehicle. The man was taken to Cooper University Hospital and was reported in stable condition. (camdencountypros.org) Authorities said Roberts pulled his vehicle alongside the victim’s car in the parking lot before the shooting. Court documents cited by 6abc said the victim had just pulled into the shopping center when Roberts followed him in, made a U-turn, and then shot him in the chest. (6abc.com) The case moved quickly from a daytime shooting scene to an arrest at a nearby home. Detectives said surveillance video led them to Roberts’ residence, where they executed a search warrant on April 16 and seized multiple firearms. (camdencountypros.org) Police said Roberts was taken into custody on April 16, charged that evening, and remanded to the Camden County Correctional Facility pending a detention hearing in Superior Court. The charges include first-degree attempted murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and fourth-degree possession of a large-capacity magazine. (camdencountypros.org) The investigation also disrupted the area around the plaza for hours. Patch reported that two nearby schools were placed under shelter-in-place orders while officers searched a home near Rabbit Run Drive and Old Orchard Road, less than a mile from the shooting scene. (patch.com) Officials have not said what led to the shooting or described any relationship between Roberts and the victim. Roberts did not have an attorney listed as of April 17, according to 6abc, and prosecutors said he is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. (6abc.com; camdencountypros.org) For people who were at Liberty Bell Plaza that afternoon, the shooting turned an ordinary retail stop into a crime scene. A salon owner whose shop faces the parking lot told Fox 29 that the wounded man asked for help and to call 911 after the gunfire. (fox29.com) Investigators are still asking for tips as the case heads to court. The next public step is the detention hearing, while the victim remains listed in stable condition and police continue to withhold a motive. (camdencountypros.org; 6abc.com)