Authorities arrest man in connection to weekend fatal shooting in Vineland

Vineland police, as well as the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office, are probing a fatal shooting of a man over the weekend near the intersection of S. Main Road and E. Elmer Road.

News 12 Staff

Aug 1, 2022, 11:07 AM

Updated 878 days ago

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Vineland police, as well as the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office, are probing a fatal shooting of a man over the weekend near the intersection of S. Main Road and E. Elmer Road.
Officers were called to the area Saturday around 11:43 p.m. for a report of a vehicle that struck a residence in the 1100 block of E. Elmer Road.
Responding officers located the victim, George Gonzalez, 27, of Vineland, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
As a result of the investigation, criminal warrants for murder and weapons offenses were signed against Miguel A Barea, 26. Barea was located and arrested without incident.
He is currently lodged in the Cumberland County Jail pending a first appearance.