A township man is behind bars, facing several criminal charges, after he fired at least a dozen shots from an AR-15 "assault rifle" during a dispute Tuesday morning, the Pennsville Police Department said.
The bullets struck three homes and a parked vehicle but no one was injured, police said.
Investigators located several .223-caliber rounds scattered in Morales' driveway that had been fired by an AR-15, police said.
Morales told police he fired the gun in self-defense at a vehicle fleeing the scene following a physical altercation at his home, authorities said.
During a search of his basement, police confiscated the blood-covered rifle and a 30-round magazine that had three rounds left in it, according to the affidavit.
Police charged Morales with possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of an assault rifle, possession of an extended magazine clip and nine counts of aggravated assault.