Burlco man kills acquaintance, then himself, authorities say
Police said a Lumberton, N.J., man was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot after fatally shooting an acquaintance.
A South Jersey man fatally shot an acquaintance Wednesday afternoon and then took his own life in his vehicle after driving a short distance, Burlington County authorities said.
Lumberton Township police were called to a home on Curry Court about 4:15 p.m. for the report of a shooting. They arrived to discover the body of Damon Nesmith, 53, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities said Tyrone McLean, 56, had gone to the residence and fired multiple shots at Nesmith with a .40-caliber handgun.
McLean then drove about half a mile before fatally shooting himself while parked in the 600 block of Holland Place, authorities said. Police found McLean inside his Volvo SUV with the engine still running.
Investigators said that McLean was a former tenant at the Curry Court home and was recently evicted. Two other people inside the home at the time of the shooting were not injured.
The shootings followed an earlier incident involving McLean in Southampton Township, authorities said. Just before 4 p.m., New Jersey State Police were called to a residence on the 200 block of New Road for a report of gunshots. Police were told that McLean had stopped to talk with an acquaintance there before suddenly pulling a handgun and firing multiple shots. No one was injured.
The investigation is being conducted by the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, Lumberton police, and New Jersey State Police.
