2 gunmen sought in deadly double shooting outside Burlington County home, police say

EDGEWATER PARK, N.J. - Authorities are searching for a pair of gunmen who they say opened fire on a parked car outside a residential home in Burlington County Wednesday night, killing a man and injuring a woman.

Investigators say 23-year-old Samuel Barrett and a 21-year-old woman were parked in the driveway of a home on the 200 block of Ivy Street around 6:30 p.m.

According to police, two gunmen wearing hooded sweatshirts and masks approached the car and opened fire. 

Barrett, a Willingboro resident, suffered a fatal gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The unnamed woman was brought to a nearby hospital and is expected to survive. 

In a Thursday afternoon update, authorities said the gunmen fled in separate directions after the shooting. No description of the shooters was provided. 

Anyone with information on the deadly double shooting is asked to contact the Edgewater Police Department at 609-265-7113.