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Maple Shade man killed in drive-by shooting outside a New Jersey apartment complex

No arrests have been made, and officials are seeking the public's help.

A police officer removes a crime-lab tag.
A police officer removes a crime-lab tag.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer

A Maple Shade man was killed outside his apartment complex in what officials said was a drive-by shooting Sunday night.

Ezekiel Sanders Jr., 32, was shot about 6:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the Fox Meadow apartments on Gardenia Drive, the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office reported. Sanders was shot from a vehicle that sped off from the scene, the prosecutor’s office said.

No arrests had been made.

Sanders was pronounced dead at Jefferson Hospital in Cherry Hill at 7:20 p.m.

Authorities ask that anyone with information on the shooting contact Burlington County Central Communications at 609-265-7113, or tips@mapleshadepd.com or tips@co.burlington.nj.us.