CAMDEN U.S. marshals in Maryland have arrested a man wanted in a deadly shooting in New Jersey.
Members of a fugitive task force on Monday apprehended Angel Torres, 31, of Glassboro, at a hotel in Baltimore.
Torres was charged with murder in the Jan. 2 shooting of Michael Giancola, 24, of Collingswood.
Police found Giancola suffering from multiple gunshot wounds inside a vehicle that had crashed into a pole in Camden, according to the Camden County prosecutor s office. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Torres was awaiting an extradition hearing.
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An investigation is underway.
Anyone with information is asked to call Prosecutor s Detective Jose Rosado at 609-422-6291 or Camden County Police Detective Edward Gonzalez at 856-757-7042.
Tips can be emailed to ccpotips@ccprosecutor.org.
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N.J. man found dead in crashed vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds
Updated Jan 03, 2021;
A 24-year-old man was found Saturday in a crashed vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds in Camden, authorities said.
Michael Giancola crashed his vehicle around 6 a.m. into a pole near the 1800 block of S. 6th Street, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement. The Collingswood resident was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the prosecutor’s office said.
No arrests have been made. Police are continuing to investigate the events that led up to the shooting, authorities said.