Matthew Mwinsori, a 42-year-old male, was working as a clerk at the Quick N Go convenience store on the evening of November 25, 2015, in Willingboro, New Jersey. His life was cut short that night in a tragic and violent encounter. An armed man, later identified as Eramus Canty, entered the store with the intention of robbing it. After the robbery, Mr.
Mwinsori, incensed by the crime, pursued Canty out of the store and into the parking lot in an attempt to retrieve the stolen money.
A struggle ensued in the parking lot between the two men. It was during this confrontation that Canty fatally shot Matthew Mwinsori. Police were called to the scene after reports of shots fired and found Mr. Mwinsori wounded in a nearby street. He was rushed to Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County in Willingboro but succumbed to his injuries approximately an hour later.
The investigation into the shooting was a collaborative effort between the Willingboro Police Department, the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office, and the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force. The suspect, Eramus Canty, a Burlington Township resident with a history of criminal activity, was apprehended on December 19, 2015, by police in Asbury Park. Canty eventually pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated manslaughter. He was sentenced to 24 years in New Jersey state prison for the killing of Matthew Mwinsori, a man described as honorable and friendly who was working two jobs to support his family back in Ghana.
