Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Bruce Gomola was terminated by the Burlington County Department of Corrections in 2022 on a sustained charge of neglect of duty and conduct. The agency reported that Gomola was arrested by the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office and charged with murder for a shooting at a Mt Laurel medical office. He was convicted by a jury of aggravated manslaughter in the first degree and aggravated assault in the second degree.
Officer was arrested by Burlington County Prosecutors Office and charged with murder for a shooting at Mt Laurel medical office. Officer was convicted by a jury of Aggravated Manslaughter (First Degree) and Aggravated Assault (Second Degree)
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows a termination; a terminated officer would not have an active PFRS/SPRS record at this agency, which is one reason no match may exist here. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Other general possibilities include insufficient vesting, a role not covered by PFRS or SPRS, a deferred or vested status not reflected in a current snapshot, or a data-matching limitation. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Similar records
AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
Adrian Opher · Burlington County Corrections · 2022
Suspended 10 days
Sustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty
same agency · same year · similar charge category
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Bruce Gomola's major discipline record?
Officer Bruce Gomola was terminated by the Burlington County Department of Corrections in 2022 on a sustained charge of neglect of duty and conduct. The agency reported that Gomola was arrested by the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office and charged with murder for a shooting at a Mt Laurel medical office. He was convicted by a jury of aggravated manslaughter in the first degree and aggravated assault in the second degree.
What is Bruce Gomola's major discipline record at Burlington County Corrections?
Bruce Gomola has one major discipline record at Burlington County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Bruce Gomola's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Bruce Gomola's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2022.
How does Burlington County Corrections score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Burlington County Corrections in the second-highest fifth of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not Bruce Gomola individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2069. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩