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Bonnie Hitchens murder: New details revealed in Millville, NJ mother-of-5 slaying
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Bonnie Hitchens murder: New details revealed in Millville, NJ mother-of-5 slaying

MILLVILLE, NJ (WPVI) — Court documents Tuesday revealed new details about the double shooting that left a mother of five dead outside a store in Millville, New Jersey.

(The video in the player above is from previous coverage.)

Police say he is 41 years old Bonnie Hitchens was fatally shot inside a vehicle Saturday while in the parking lot of a store on East Greene Street.

A 31-year-old man who was in the car was also shot and wounded. Family members identified him as Hitchens’ longtime lover.

Investigators said Eric Bundy-Johnson, 34, and Francesca Delvalle, 34 both were arrested on Sunday and charged with murder and other crimes.

According to a probable cause affidavit, a car driven by Delvalle pulled up to the victim’s vehicle, where a verbal altercation ensued.

Delvalle was reportedly captured shouting accusations that would implicate her child’s father and Hitchens.

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Shortly after, authorities say Bundy-Johnson got out of the vehicle wearing a mask and fired four shots into the car before fleeing the scene.

During an interview with police after his arrest, Bundy-Johnson claimed he “got away” and shot both victims “because of the feeling that people are constantly trying to fine him,” according to charging documents.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Delvalle allegedly told police that Bundy-Johnson was the father of her child and that he fired the fatal shots. She also allegedly told officers that she tried to tell Bundy-Johnson not to get out of the car.

The police were able to trace the car using a video surveillance system.

“My mother didn’t deserve this,” Hitchens’ daughter he told Action News over the weekend. “He wasn’t a bad person. He wasn’t a bad person at all.”

“I’m still trying to wrap my head around all of this,” added Shardinae Wise, the man’s sister. “I’m trying to figure out exactly why this happened.”

Wise said her brother, who was listed in stable condition, is also having trouble understanding how such a tragic situation became his reality.

Both suspects are being held at the Cumberland County Jail.

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