A Ross Township man made his first court appearance Friday in connection with Thursday's shooting death in Lindenwald. 40 year old Nicholas Lorenz is facing one count of murder after allegedly gunning down 47 year old Jason Jared Simpson on the 2100 block of Madison Avenue just before 10:30am Thursday. Police say Lorenz left the scene in a red pickup truck, which was found nearby. He was taken into custody by Hamilton police shortly after the shooting. Lorenz has been ordered held on $1,000,000 bond until his preliminary hearing on May 28th at 1:00PM.
(Story updated with name of the victim)