Media Release from the Camden County Prosecutor's Office - Philadelphia Man Charged with Murder & Weapons Offenses for Fatal Shooting of Man in Gloucester Township
Gloucester Township, N.J.- A Philadelphia man has been arrested and charged for the fatal shooting of a man on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, reported Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Gloucester Township Police Chief David Harkins.
On February 22, 2023, at approximately 3:05 a.m., the Gloucester Township Police Department received a 911 call for a person shot at the 800 block of the North Black Horse Pike in Gloucester Township. Gloucester Township Police officers arrived at the scene and located a man who had been shot. The victim was identified as 28-year-old Tarik Green of Millville. Green was transported to Jefferson Hospital in Stratford, and he was pronounced deceased at 4:43 a.m.
Following an in-depth investigation by the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Gloucester Township Police Department, Kacy Banks, 26, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged with the following offenses for the fatal shooting of Green:
• 1st degree Felony Murder
• 2nd degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon
On March 15, 2023, Banks was arrested in Philadelphia, PA, by the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force. Banks remains in custody in the Philadelphia Jail, pending extradition to New Jersey. All individuals charged with crimes are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Original Media Release from February 22, 2023:
Detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old man on Wednesday morning in Gloucester Township, reported Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Gloucester Township Police Chief David Harkins.
On Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at approximately 3:05 a.m., the Gloucester Township Police Department received a 911 call for a person shot at the 800 block of the North Black Horse Pike in Gloucester Township. Gloucester Township Police officers arrived at the scene and located a man who had been shot. The victim was identified as 28-year-old Tarik Green of Millville. Green was transported to Jefferson Hospital in Stratford, and he was pronounced deceased at 4:43 a.m.
