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. 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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Mosley began her career at the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office in 2006 as a paralegal specialist. She became a county detective with the office in 2009 and served in various units including trial teams, the Special Victims Unit, the Community Justice Unit and Internal Affairs where she was a Unit Supervisor, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae.
“Sergeant Mosley was a constant friend and role model for all those with whom she served and led in the law enforcement community throughout Cumberland County and beyond,” Webb-McRae wrote. “She will be missed more than words can detail, but she will never be forgotten by her CCPO family. Our thoughts and prayers are with Sergeant Mosley's family at this most difficult time.”
Outside of work, Mosley was a proud mother of two daughters, grandmother of twin grandchildren and a dog owner.
"I used to see her every day when she came home," Diane Sapp, Mosley's longtime neighbor, told NBC10. "She'd back up, go to the mailbox. She'd get in the car, take her dog. It was her and her dog, China this. China that. She loved China."
Mosely's longtime friend, Gary Walker Jr., described her as a woman who "always had a smile."
"She was just a gentle person in and out," he said. "And her smile, I'm going to miss her having fun."
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy also released a statement on Mosley's death.
“I am outraged and heartbroken by the murder of Sgt. Monica Mosley, who was shot and killed during a home invasion in Bridgeton last night," Gov. Murphy wrote. “As a detective with the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office, Sgt. Mosley served her community with distinction, working every day to ensure the safety and well-being of the people of Cumberland County. This act of violence impacts our entire law enforcement community and all of New Jersey."
New Jersey State Police and the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office continue to investigate.
As of Thursday, Oct. 17, no new information was released from officials. Detectives escorted people they say are family members of Mosley into her home on Thursday but wouldn't answer any questions.
One family member told NBC10's Leah Uko that they hope everyone involved in Mosley's death gets arrested soon.
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