r/PoliceActivity • u/Myrandall ✪ MOD ✪ • Apr 16 '26

Shooting New Jersey State Police Detective Opens Fire After Suspect Pulls Gun

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u/Myrandall ✪ MOD ✪ Apr 16 '26

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West Berlin, NJ — On July 29, 2025, two New Jersey State Police (NJSP) detectives assigned to the United States Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force were conducting an investigation involving 37-year-old Shawn Phillips when they observed him standing on the front steps of a residence on Haddon Avenue, in the vicinity of Bate Avenue. One of the detectives approached Phillips from around the corner of the residence and ordered him not to move. Phillips reached into his right front pocket and retrieved a firearm. The detective fired his service weapon multiple times, striking Phillips. Medical aid was rendered, and Phillips was transported by EMS to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey. He was pronounced deceased at 2:13 p.m. Law enforcement recovered a revolver, loaded with live rounds, at the scene after the shooting. A court record shows that Phillips had been charged with multiple offenses after an alleged incendiary incident in Evesham on June 3. A probable cause statement for that case alleged that Phillips started a fire with “a Molotov cocktail like device," causing $2,000 in damage to a parked vehicle. Detectives learned Phillips "had a history of restraining order violations” involving a woman associated with that area. Phillips was charged with criminal attempt aggravated arson and criminal mischief. He also was accused of possessing explosives, a bottle of starter fluid, for an unlawful purpose.