South Jersey Woman Jumped Through Window To Escape Man Shooting Her: Police

FRANKLINVILLE, NJ — A woman jumped through a window as a man fired gunshots at her, prompting a SWAT team response Saturday morning in Gloucester County, officials said.

The man, who police haven't publicly identified, faces several charges, including first-degree attempted homicide. The woman was not shot, but she was brought to the hospital with injuries sustained from jumping out of the home's first-floor window, authorities said.

Franklin Township police were dispatched for a reported shooting at 4:33 a.m. in the 1500 block of Weymouth Road in Franklinville. Arriving officers found the victim — a 26-year-old woman — at a neighbor's home after she escaped.

Patrol officers immediately surrounded the 24-year-old man's home, where the incident occurred, police said. The Gloucester County SWAT Team then reached the scene and took over command.

Authorities determined that the man fled the scene before police arrived. A Franklin Township police detective then found him getting into a vehicle near a local convenience store, officials said.

Police conducted a "high-risk" motor-vehicle stop and arrested the man without incident. He was charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault and weapons offenses.

The suspect was placed in the Salem County Correctional Facility, which jails Gloucester County inmates, pending a detention hearing.

During the investigation, authorities executed search warrants on homes in the 1500 block of Weymouth Road and the 1100 block of Fries Mills Road.