Man Who Killed His Ex-Girlfriend From Cinnaminson At A Car Wash Gets Sentenced

PALMYRA, NJ — A man was sentenced to 21 years in prison earlier this month for a shooting at a car wash that killed a Cinnaminson woman he once dated.

Antonio Burke pleaded guilty last month to aggravated manslaughter for fatally shooting Alicia Stilley, his ex-girlfriend, at a self-service car wash in Palmyra three years ago.

Police were called to Hot Wet & Wax on the night of April 18, 2022, for a woman reported unconscious and bleeding, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office.

Officers found the victim, later identified as Stilley, on the ground near her vehicle at the Filmore Avenue business. Stilley, 28, was pronounced dead.

Authorities concluded that Burke shot Stilley. He was arrested a week later in Dallas.

A day after the shooting, Burke told investigators that Stilley had been "playing with" his gun and that it discharged when he tried to take it from her, the Burlington County Times reported in 2022.

A family member told investigators that Burke and Stilley had "a long history of domestic violence incidents" and that Burke had threatened her with a gun in the past, according to a statement of probable cause.

Burke, 38, pleaded guilty last month to first-degree aggravated manslaughter. His 21-year prison term was handed down Oct. 10 in Mercer County Superior Court.