Arrest Made In Fatal Shooting Of 14-Year-Old At NJ Gas Station

BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ — A Pennsylvania man has been charged in the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy at a Burlington County gas station that took place over the weekend, authorities announced on Tuesday.

Tamir Phillips, 22, of Bensalem, was taken into custody at the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office Monday night, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Willingboro Township Public Safety Director Kinamo Lomon announced on Tuesday.

He is accused of shooting Jesse Everett, of Willingboro, as Everett sat inside a car at the Phillips 66 in the first block of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Willingboro on Saturday afternoon, authorities said.

The car had been reported stolen one day earlier, authorities said on Tuesday. While Phillips didn’t own the car, he did use it frequently, according to authorities.

Phillips was riding in a car with his girlfriend, 29-year-old Chelsea Holman of Willingboro, when they spotted the car at the gas station, according to authorities.

They pulled into the gas station, Phillips got out, and shot Everett once in the head before leaving the scene, authorities said. Two other people were in the car with Everett, but they were not injured, authorities said.

Everett was taken to Virtua Willingboro Hospital in a private car, authorities said. He was then airlifted to Cooper University Medical Center in Camden, where he was pronounced dead at 5:24 p.m., authorities said.

Phillips was quickly identified as a suspect, and charges were filed early Sunday morning, according to authorities.

Phillips surrendered Monday night and was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.

He was lodged in Burlington County Jail. The prosecutor’s office will seek to detain him during a hearing Friday morning. The case will be prepared for presentation to a grand jury for possible indictment.

Holman was charged with third-degree hindering apprehension and fourth-degree obstruction of justice. She was not detained. See related: NJ 14-Year-Old Fatally Shot, Manhunt Underway: Police