Teen Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of 16-Year-Old In Jersey Shore Home

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - A 16-year-old has been charged in the stabbing death of another teen inside an apartment in Atlantic City on Wednesday, authorities said.

The boy, identified as T.C. of Atlantic City, was charged with first-degree murder, third-degree unlawful possession of a weapon (knife) and third-degree possession of a weapon (knife) for an unlawful purpose, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office.

The charges stem from a 10:40 p.m. call on Wednesday made to Atlantic City police, who were dispatched to the 1300 block of Caspian Avenue in reference to a juvenile with a stab wound.

A 16-year-old boy from Atlantic City was located in an apartment with what appeared to be at least one stab wound to the chest area, the prosecutor's office said.

The teen victim was transported to the AtlantiCare Medical Center in Atlantic City where he died of his injuries.

T.C. is currently lodged at a juvenile detention center in New Jersey. This incident is being investigated by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office’s Major Crimes Unit and the Atlantic City Police Department Violent Crimes Unit.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit at 609-909-7666 or go to the Prosecutor’s Office Website at ACPO.Tips and provide information by filling out the form anonymously on the Submit a Tip page.

People can also call Crime Stoppers at 609-652-1234 or 1-800-658-8477 (TIPS) or visit the Crime Stoppers Website at http://www.crimestoppersatlantic.com.

Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards for information leading to the arrest and indictment of those who commit crimes in Atlantic County.