North Carolina man charged for trying to ring Liberty Bell, federal prosecutors say
By Aisha K. Thompson
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A man was arrested and charged in the shooting death of his girlfriend early Monday morning in Franklinville, New Jersey, authorities say.Ricardo Ferrera, 32, faces charges of first-degree murder and multiple weapons charges, the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office said.Officers responded to a home on Porchtown Road just after 12:30 a.m., where a witness, who was upstairs, reported hearing gunshots, according to police. The witness went downstairs and found 30-year-old Christina Cruz lying in the living room, police said.The witness reported hearing Ferrera and Cruz arguing about two hours before the shooting. Another witness who was in a first-floor bedroom reported hearing the argument followed by gunshots.Police were told Ferrera drove off after the shooting, and authorities later warned the public to keep an eye on his whereabouts."He should be considered armed and dangerous," the prosecutor's office said in a statement. Ferrera was later located and taken into custody shortly a