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Burlington City Schools Open Late as Police Probe Fatal Triple Shooting Near East Federal Street
A 23-year-old Burlington man was killed and two juveniles were wounded in a Monday night shooting outside a home on East Federal Street, prompting a two-hour school delay Tuesday as investigators worked multiple crime scenes.
BURLINGTON, N.J. â Burlington City schools opened on a two-hour delay Tuesday morning as law enforcement continued to investigate a triple shooting the night before that left one man dead and two juveniles hospitalized.
The Burlington County Prosecutor's Office identified the deceased as Jerome Chandler, 23, of Burlington. According to investigators, the three victims were shot outside a residence on the 100 block of East Federal Street at approximately 7 p.m. Monday.
Chandler was struck multiple times and collapsed at the scene, authorities said. The two juveniles fled the gunfire but collapsed in the parking lot of the McDonald's restaurant along Route 130 nearby, according to the prosecutor's office. Both were taken to Cooper University Medical Center in Camden, where they are expected to survive.
Investigators have not publicly stated what preceded the shooting, and no arrests had been announced as of Tuesday afternoon.
The violence left a wide trail of evidence across the city's East Federal and York Street corridor. Police activity was visible at the intersection of York and East Federal, in the McDonald's parking lot, along a chain-link fence outside Burlington Chevrolet, and on York Street between Route 130 and Wall Street. Aerial footage showed officers working multiple scenes spanning several blocks.
Officials said a large crowd gathered near the shooting site after the incident, leading Burlington City police to request assistance from neighboring departments to manage the scene and the onlookers.
The school district's decision to delay the start of classes Tuesday reflected the proximity of the investigation to school routes and buildings. District officials did not elaborate on the reason beyond the ongoing police activity.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Burlington City police at 609-386-0262, ext. 211.
The shooting adds to a grim toll of gun violence in the region and raises familiar questions for residents about safety along busy commercial corridors that sit close to homes and schools. Community members and local officials have repeatedly pressed for both stronger prevention efforts and clearer communication from law enforcement during active investigations that disrupt daily routines.
As the investigation continues, the two injured juveniles remain in recovery, and Chandler's family and neighbors are left to grapple with a death that unfolded on a residential block on an otherwise ordinary Monday evening.