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Cheryl Shilling

Case from Columbia, NJ dated Feb 12, 2024

Victim Details

Cheryl Shilling

Female

White / Caucasian

Columbia

NJ

2024-02-12

58

Cheryl

Shilling

Primary Suspect Deceased

07/20/2026

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In a tragic turn of events on the evening of February 12, 2024, Cheryl Bencivengo Schilling, a 58-year-old female, was fatally shot in her home in the Columbia section of Knowton, New Jersey. The incident unfolded after her husband, Kevin Schilling, offered a place to stay to an acquaintance, 38-year-old Armond Anthony Avitable of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Avitable had been ordered to leave his own residence earlier that day following a domestic dispute.

Shortly after arriving at th ...
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  • North Jersey Media Group: Woman fatally shot in Warren County, suspect later dies in police custody
  • New York Daily News: Pennsylvania man kills friend’s wife in New Jersey, dies in police custody
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