Divers in Bridgeton NJ Recover Gun Connected to Murder Case

It must be a little like finding a needle in a haystack, but drivers in Bridgeton have recovered a gun police say was used in a murder earlier this year.

Bridgeton Police say police detectives and divers were searching an area on Union Lake in Millville for evidence.

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Divers were able to recover an Intratec Tec-9 semi-automatic pistol from the lake. Subsequent preliminary ballistic tests indicate that the gun was used in the March 16th murder of Aaliyah Eubanks in Bridgeton.

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Police say they worked with investigators from the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office and conducted the search, thanks to recently acquired leads and information in the murder case.

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Police have not released any further information.

SOURCE: Bridgeton Police Department.

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