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New Jersey Man Charged With Attempted Homicide in Road-Rage Shooting Near Stockton University

Police say the victim’s 911 description led investigators to Ernest W. Heinz’s same-day arrest.

Overview

  • Police allege Heinz fired a single shot at a red light on W. Jimmie Leeds Road near Redwood Avenue around 12:52 p.m. Thursday.
  • The bullet struck driver Maritza Arias-Galva in the upper nose; she remained conscious, was hospitalized, and is recovering with non-life-threatening injuries.
  • After the shooter fled north on Vera King Ferris Drive through the campus, Stockton University issued a shelter-in-place that lasted about three hours.
  • Investigators traced a white Honda SUV and the suspect description to a home in the Blue Heron Pines development, arrested Heinz, and executed warrants at several properties and two vehicles.
  • Heinz, 46, of Port Republic, is held at the Atlantic County Justice Facility on counts including attempted homicide, aggravated assault with a firearm, aggravated assault, and weapons offenses; coverage notes minor acting credits such as an uncredited Sopranos appearance.