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Two Glassboro Men Charged With Weapons Offenses in Connection With Open-Air Exchange of Gunfire; A 28-Year-Old Male Survived Gunshot Wound to Stomach

23-year-old Samuel Carr and 37-year-old William Walls, both of Glassboro, have been charged with various weapons offenses.

On Thursday, April 13, 2023, at approximately 5:19 P.M., officers from the Glassboro Police Department were dispatched to a residence on Cleveland Avenue for the report of gunshots.

Upon arrival, they discovered several discharged cartridge casings, indicating there had been an open-air exchange of gunfire.


Responding officers were also subsequently alerted that a 28-year-old male from Sharon Hill, Pa., self-transported from the Cleveland Avenue scene to Jefferson Hospital in Washington Township with a gunshot wound to the stomach.

The individual received treatment and survived the gunshot wound.

During the investigation, two handguns were seized from a residence on Cleveland Avenue subsequent to the execution of a court-authorized search warrant.

As a result, 23-year-old Samuel Carr and 37-year-old William Walls, both of Glassboro, have been charged with the following offenses:

  • Unlawful Possession of Weapon: 2C:39-5B(1)
  • Possession of Weapon for Unlawful Purpose: 2C:39-4A(1)
  • Possession of Weapon by Prohibited Person: 2C:39-7B
  • Possession of a Defaced Firearm: 2C:39-3D

Carr and Walls were processed and then lodged in the Salem County Correctional Facility pending further proceedings.

This investigation remains ongoing at this time.

The Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office encourages any witnesses with information regarding this crime to call Detective Eric Bailey of the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office at 856-384-5685 or Detective Dante Laspata of the Glassboro Police Department at 856-881-1501 ext. 88133.

Information can also be e-mailed to the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office at tips@co.gloucester.nj.us.

Despite these charges, the defendants are presumed innocent, unless and until proven otherwise in a court of law.