Crime & Safety
Monday Morning Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, Camden County Police Say
Police seek information about a shooting Monday morning that fatally injured a 35-year-old man.
CAMDEN, NJ — County police are investigating after a fatal shooting Monday morning in Camden, and ask the public's help for information identifying a suspect.
Police received a ShotSpotter alert for gunfire near the 1100 block of Lansdowne Avenue at 8:21 a.m., said Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez in a news release.
Officers found a man, identified as 35-year-old Mustapha Gbassa of Camden, with a gunshot wound according to MacAulay and Rodriguez. First responders transported him to Virtua Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:31 a.m., officials said.
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The prosecutor's office did not release information on a suspect, and no arrests have been made.
Camden County Police ask anyone with information that could help the investigation to contact Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit Detective Michael Dons at 856-916-9292 and Camden County Police Department Detective Andrew Einstein at 609-682-1309. Tips can also be sent anonymously to CAMDEN.TIPS.
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