Camden, New Jersey - A New Jersey man wanted by the Roanoke Police
Department for Eluding Police, Failure to Appear in Court and being
a Felon in Possession of a Firearm was located on Tuesday, January
8, at his mother’s residence at 103 South 35th Street in Camden by
members of the U.S. Marshals New York - New Jersey Regional Fugitive
Task Force following a lead from the U.S. Marshals office in
Roanoke.
Phillip Carl Martin, 37, of Camden was located in an upstairs
bedroom at approximately 6:30 am by task force officers. When the
officers reached the top of the stairs, they observed Martin
reaching for a handgun. The officers retreated to a secure position
and evacuated other family members from the residence. After hearing
a single gun shot, a SWAT team from the Camden City Police
Department responded to assist. SWAT officers entered the residence
and discovered Martin dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot
wound to the head. No citizens or officers were injured and the
crime scene was released to the Camden County Prosecutors Office for
investigation. |