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Bridgeton man charged in killing of his children's mother in Millville


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A Bridgeton man is jailed in the fatal shooting of his former girlfriend.

Alex Blocker, 35, is charged with murder and weapons offenses in the death of Shanelle Stewart.

The 25-year-old Vineland woman was found fatally shot in a vehicle in the 2000 block of Wheaton Avenue in Millville just before 1 a.m. Thursday.

Details of the attack were not released.

Surveillance footage shows a vehicle that matches Blocker's following Stewart's vehicle moments before the shooting, according to the affidavit of probable cause.

Blocker and Stewart have two children, a 4-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son, family confirmed.

The two were apparently no longer together.

The investigation is ongoing.

Blocker remains in the Cumberland County jail pending a detention hearing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Millville Detective Jonathon Harris at 856-825-7010, ext. 7330 or Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office Detective Darlene Barber of at 856-362-0674.

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BreakingAC founder who previously worked in newspapers for more than two decades. She is an NJPA award-winner and was a Stories of Atlantic City fellow.

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