UPDATE: Cops nab N.J. man sought in fatal shooting
Police are searching for a 19-year-old from Bridgeton who allegedly killed a 20-year-old Millville native and then went on the run, authorities announced Thursday.
Trasuf J. Bennett is at large and should be considered “armed and dangerous,” police said.
Bennett allegedly pulled up in a vehicle and shot the victim, Roshaud Rhett, on June 14 in the 300 block of Maurice Street in the city, the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office said.
He’s been charged with first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and second-degree possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes in the shooting, the office said.
Following the shooting, Rhett was taken to Inspira Medical Center in Vineland where he was pronounced dead. The investigation remains ongoing. Additional details were not released.
In addition to charges against Bennett, 19-year-old James L. Henry of Millville was charged with second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose after allegedly returning gunfire at Bennett during the incident.
Henry also remains at large and is considered armed and dangerous.
Police are also attempting to find a 16-year-old, who is believed to have been in the vehicle with Bennett last weekend. The juvenile, referred to as a runaway, “may be considered vulnerable at this time,” the prosecutor’s office said in a statement.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts should contact authorities at njccpo.gov/tips. Information may be left anonymously.
The public may also contact Det. Malia Caminos of the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office at 856-506-7114 or Det. Louis Torres of the Millville Police Department 609-675-5462 with information.
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