Suspect Shoots Himself Outside Cherry Hill Bar

CHERRY HILL NJ October 11, 2015–Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo and Cherry Hill Police Chief William Monaghan reported two men were charged following an incident involving a firearm outside a Cherry Hill bar.

Cherry Hill Police responded shortly before 2 a.m. on Sunday to an altercation between numerous individuals in the parking lot of the Craft House and Beer Garden on Route 70.

While attempting to break up the fight, officers observed a female jumping on a man’s back. When officers approached them, the man, who was later identified as Daniel Allen Jr., 23, of Pennsauken, attempted to flee the area. Officers then heard a gunshot and detained Allen, who advised police that he shot himself.