Marese Washington Jr., 31, was accused of following the victim, Kesean Bey, 26, from a Wawa in Millville and then opening fire on the highway. According to the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office, New Jersey State Police responded to an apparent crash on 55th, then discovered Bey had been shot in the head.

Bey, of Bridgeton, died from his injuries in February 2022.

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Ballistic evidence, video surveillance and cellphone location data linked Washington to Bey’s death, the prosecutor’s office said.

Police seized five .40-caliber bullets at the scene and found two matching casings in a car believed to have been driven by Washington, according to court records.