New Jersey

86-Year-Old Man Charged in Fatal Shooting of Man at NJ Retirement Community

Prosecutors say the elderly man also faces a weapons charge stemming from the shooting in Manchester Township

What to Know

  • An 86-year-old man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a 71-year-old at a New Jersey retirement community
  • Prosecutors say Thomas Hatchett also faces a weapons charge stemming from the shooting in Manchester Township
  • He is currently in police custody

An 86-year-old man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a 71-year-old Florida man at a retirement community in New Jersey.

Prosecutors say Thomas Hatchett also faces a weapons charge stemming from the shooting at the Leisure Village West community in Manchester Township.

He is in custody Tuesday, and it isn't clear whether he has an attorney to speak for him.

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