Crime & Safety
Deadly Shooting Inside Camden Co. Home Under Investigation: Prosecutor
No arrests have been announced in the shooting that authorities say killed a 27-year-old man.
Correction: Det. Justin DiGiacomo works for the Pine Hill Police Department. The Camden County Prosecutor's Office issued a news release earlier Tuesday that listed DiGiacomo as part of a different agency.
PINE HILL, NJ — A shooting inside a Pine Hill home that killed a man is under investigation, said the Camden County Prosecutor's Office (CCPO).
Pine Hill police responded to the shooting just after 9:30 p.m. Monday on the unit block of Hancock Lane. They found the victim — later identified as Justin Ezeiruaku, 27, of Pine Hill — suffering from multiple gunshot wounds at the scene, the CCPO said.
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Emergency personnel brought Ezeiruaku to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, where he was pronounced dead at 2:51 a.m. Tuesday, authorities said.
The investigation remains active, and no arrests have been announced as of Tuesday afternoon.
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Anyone with information can contact Det. Matthew Kreidler of the CCPO's Homicide Unit at 856-614-8063 and Det. Justin DiGiacomo of the Pine Hill Police Department at 609-221-2053. Tips can also be sent to CAMDEN.TIPS.
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