Fatal Shooting at Bayberry Park Birthday Party

A man was killed on May 30 after an altercation at a birthday party in Bayberry Park in the Browns Mills section of Pemberton Township, according to Burlington County authorities. Investigators said the shooting happened during a gathering at the park late Saturday. Pemberton Township police took the victim to Capital Health at Deborah – Emergency Department, where he was pronounced dead at about 11:30 p.m. An autopsy by the Burlington County Medical Examiner’s Office found that he died from multiple gunshot wounds. ### Where did the shooting happen, and when did police say it began? Bayberry Park in Browns Mills was the site of the shooting, authorities said, during a birthday party held there on Saturday, May 30. The Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office said an altercation broke out at the party and led to gunfire. Reports published Sunday and Monday said the victim was an adult man, though authorities had not publicly identified him in the initial releases. (courierpostonline.com) Saturday night’s shooting drew a response from Pemberton Township police, who transported the wounded man to the hospital themselves, according to the accounts citing investigators. The death was being investigated as a homicide as of June 1. (courierpostonline.com) ### What have investigators said about the victim’s injuries? The Burlington County Medical Examiner’s Office determined on May 31 that the man died from multiple gunshot wounds. That finding was reported after an autopsy conducted the day after the shooting. Authorities said the victim was pronounced dead at approximately 11:30 p.m. at Capital Health at Deborah. (courierpostonline.com) Capital Health at Deborah, the emergency department that received the victim, is in Browns Mills. Initial public statements did not include the man’s age or hometown. ### Have police named a suspect or announced any arrests? As of Sunday evening, no description of the shooter or shooters had been publicly released, and authorities had not announced an arrest. (msn.com) News 12 reported that whether any arrests had been made was not immediately known at that point. Other reports citing the prosecutor’s office said the investigation was continuing. (wpgtalkradio.com) The Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office and the Pemberton Township Police Department were both identified in published reports as handling the case. The available public accounts did not describe what started the argument or how many shots were fired. (newjersey.news12.com) ### What have authorities asked the public to do? Pemberton Township police asked anyone with information to contact the department’s tip line at 609-894-3352. News 12 also reported that people could email tips@co.burlington.nj.us. Authorities said they were seeking information that could help investigators piece together what happened at the park. (courierpostonline.com) The public appeal suggests investigators were still working to identify the person or people responsible in the first days after the shooting, though that is an inference based on the absence of announced charges and the request for tips. ### What is still not public about the case? The victim’s identity had not been published in the initial reports available by June 1. (wpgtalkradio.com) Authorities also had not publicly described any suspect, said whether witnesses had been detained, or explained whether the shooting involved one gunman or more than one. Bayberry Park remained the central location in all public accounts, but investigators had not released a fuller timeline of the birthday party, the altercation, or the shooting itself. The next public developments are likely to come from the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office or Pemberton Township police, which have asked for tips as the homicide investigation continues. (courierpostonline.com)