Loved ones are mourning a Cumberland County detective who was shot and killed during a home invasion in Bridgeton, New Jersey, Tuesday night.
Bridgeton Police were called to the 600 block of Buckshutem Road around 10:30 p.m. for the report of several people kicking in the front door of a home. When they arrived, they found 51-year-old Monica Mosley who was suffering from a gunshot wound. Mosley, a sergeant with the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office, died from her injuries at the scene.
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The investigation led officers to Inspira Hospital in Bridgeton and eventually New Jersey State Police troopers to Cooper University Hospital in Camden where they detained a person for questioning who had been treated for a gunshot wound.
That person has not been identified however and no charges have been filed as of Wednesday morning. Investigators have not yet revealed a possible motive in the shooting.
New Jersey State Police, the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office and Bridgeton Police are all investigating.
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