By: Richard L. Smith
A devastating incident took place at the Academy Arms Apartment Complex in Clayton, New Jersey, leading to the deaths of Ms. Nina D. Sinclair-Green, 43, and Anthony J. Williams, 45, in what has been determined as a murder-suicide by authorities.
Officials said the tragedy occurred around 7:00 PM on Tuesday, May 7, when Clayton Police were called to the scene following reports of a shooting.
Upon arrival, officers found Sinclair-Green and Williams deceased in the apartment they shared.
According to the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office, the investigation revealed a terrible sequence of events where Williams fatally shot Sinclair-Green as she was preparing to move out of the apartment. Sinclair-Green was at the apartment to pack her belongings with the assistance of her family, who were waiting outside in a vehicle.
In a further violent act, officials said Williams fired several shots from a semi-automatic handgun through the front door of the apartment, striking the vehicle occupied by Sinclair-Green’s family members.
Miraculously, no one in the vehicle was injured. Williams then turned the gun on himself, ending his life inside the apartment.
Autopsies confirmed that Sinclair-Green died from multiple gunshot wounds, and her death was ruled a homicide.
Williams died from a single gunshot wound to the head, with his death ruled as suicide.
This heart-wrenching event has shaken the community, and an investigation is still ongoing.
The Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office and the Clayton Police Department are urging anyone with information about this incident to come forward to help piece together the circumstances leading up to these tragic deaths.