Crime & Safety
Man Shot Mother Of 3, Left Her Body At South Jersey Park: Police
The charges came 6 months after a jogger found the victim's body, authorities said.
MILLVILLE, NJ — A woman met with a man in a South Jersey park to deliver some of his belongings. During the encounter, the man fatally shot her and left her body in the park, according to the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office.
Authorities have spend six months examining the death of Teaoshia Still after a jogger found her lying dead on the ground Nov. 9 at Millville's Waltman City Park.
Still — a mother of three from Millville — was 36 years old.
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Last Friday, Kirk E. Williams was charged by criminal complaint with murder in the case. The state filed a motion Tuesday to detain him, which a judge will hear on Monday.
On the evening of the homicide, Still met with Williams in the park to give him some of his belongings, authorities said. During the exchange, Williams shot Still multiple times and left with some of the victim's possessions, according to prosecutors.
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It wasn't immediately clear how they knew each other or whether investigators have determined a motive in the case.
Williams, 30, of Wildwood Crest, was charged with murder, weapons offenses and tampering with evidence.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation can contact the Millville Police Department at 856-825-7010 or Det. William Parker of the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office at 856-453-0486. Tips can also be submitted anonymously at njccpo.gov/tips.
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