Thursday, March 30, 2017

MAPLEWOOD WOMAN'S MURDER NOT A CAR-JACKING

The fatal shooting of a Maplewood woman in Newark, which was wrongly reported by one news outlet to have been the result of a car-jacking, is still being investigated, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.

We reported on the death of Deborah Burton, 62, of Boyden Avenue, earlier this month, citing a Star-Ledger article.

But the prosecutor's office on Wednesday issued an update:

Acting Essex County Prosecutor and Newark Public Safety 
Director Anthony F. Ambrose have announced that the 
Prosecutor's Major Crimes Task Force is continuing the
investigation of the March 13, 2017 fatal shooting of Deborah 
Burton, age 62, of Maplewood. 

Burton was shot while in the area of 43 3rd Street in Newark. 
The incident occurred at approximately 1:45 pm and the victim 
was pronounced dead at University Hospital a short time later.

There is no evidence, at this time, to indicate that the victim was 
carjacked, according to Chief Assistant Prosecutor 
Thomas S. Fennelly, who added that the investigation is active 
and ongoing. 

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County 
Prosecutor's Major Crimes Unit at (877) 847-7432.

There is no additional information available at this time.

Asked why the update was issued, the investigators said via email: 

A non-law enforcement source reported to Star -Ledger/
NJ AdvanceMedia that the victim was carjacked.

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