NJ borough put on lockdown as man is charged with attempted murder

🚨Daniel Williams fled after shooting a woman in an Allentown home, police say

🚨The manhunt for Williams triggered a shelter-in-place for Allentown residents

🚨A child was present at the time of the shooting

ALLENTOWN — A man was charged with first-degree attempted murder following a shooting incident that put an entire borough on lockdown New Year's Eve.

Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said a manhunt started after investigators determined Daniel Williams, 52, was responsible for the shooting of a woman at a home on Johnson Drive around 12:50 p.m. She was treated for non-life-threatening injuries from a single gunshot. A child was also present during the shooting.

Williams left the house, and Mayor Thomas Fritts issued a shelter-in-place around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, as officers from several law enforcement agencies began a search using helicopters. Photos posted by MidJersey.news show rifle-toting officers on the street in the historic downtown area.

Allentown-Robbinsville Road was closed to traffic at Circle Drive in neighboring Robbinsville, according to Robbinsville police.

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Charged several hours later

Santiago announced Williams' apprehension early Tuesday evening on his office's social media.  He was also charged with one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, one count of second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon (firearm), and one count of second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.

The prosecutor did not disclose Williams' relationship to the woman or the child and a motive for the shooting.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call his office at 800-533-7443 or Allentown police at 609-259-6300.

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