A Gloucester County man is charged with attempted murder following a shooting outside a bar early Saturday.
Police responded to the area of Villari’s Sports Bar on Coles Mill Road in Franklin Township around 4:45 a.m. for a report of a gunshot victim.
Officers found Walter J. Gilliano, 25, of Franklinville, “providing life-saving techniques to the victim,” according to an affidavit of probable cause filed by police.
The victim had a gunshot wound to the head, the affidavit said.
Gilliano told officers he shot the man and he was he was placed under arrest, police stated in the affidavit.
The shooting followed a “verbal altercation,” according to police.
The victim was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital, Camden, in “extreme critical condition,” police said.
Officers said they located a Glock 19 handgun at the scene and a spent .9mm bullet casing near Gilliano’s vehicle.
Gilliano was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm without a permit and unlawful possession of a firearm. He was placed in Salem County Correctional Facility pending a detention hearing.
His attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The bar was closed at the time of the shooting, according to a Facebook post from the business.
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