The Attorney General’s Office released video footage on Jan. 29 that captured events surrounding a single-vehicle accident in which a man was injured when he sped away from a police officer after a traffic stop in October.
Keron Roundtree, 23, of Trenton, succumbed to those injuries on Nov. 17, at which time the investigation transferred from the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office to the Attorney General’s (AG) Office, according to information provided by the AG on Jan. 29.
Video recordings from Bordentown Township Police Officer Keith Alexander’s body-worn camera and vehicular mobile video recorder from the accident on Oct. 27 are being released pursuant to policies established by the Attorney General’s Office in 2019 that are designed to promote the fair, impartial and transparent investigation of fatal police encounters, according to the statement.
It happened shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday on the 200 block of Dogwood Road in Edgewater Park.
Police found the bodies of James Gist III, 29, of Westampton and Marcus Thompson, 29, of Willingboro. Both men were found dead from gunshot wounds.
According to the Burlington County Prosecutor s Office, approximately 10 people had gathered at the house to celebrate a birthday when the gunfire started. The victims were the only ones struck by gunfire.
Police said they had to call in several other departments to help get a large crowd outside under control.
Investigators are working to determine what led to the shooting.
No arrests have been made at this time.
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According to police, around 10 people had gathered at the home for a birthday party when 29-year-olds James Gist III and Marcus Thompson were fatally shot.
Shooting at birthday party kills 2, authorities say
Updated Jan 24, 2021;
Two men were fatally shot at a birthday party in Edgewater Park township early Sunday morning, the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office said.
Police were called to a house on the 200 block of Dogwood Avenue shortly before 1 a.m., where about 10 people had been gathered to celebrate a birthday.
Police found two men, James Gist III, 29, of Westampton and Marcus Thompson, 29, of Willingboro, had been shot. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, the office said.
The two victims were the only ones at the home struck by gunfire.
No arrests have been made and authorities are continuing to investigate the motive for the shooting, the office said.