Woman's Body Found At Camden Co. Hotel; Husband Charged With Murder: Prosecutor

RUNNEMEDE, NJ — A woman's body was found Wednesday at a Camden County hotel, officials said. Her husband was charged with murder.

At about 1:45 a.m., officers responded to the Days Inn Hotel in Runnemede for a reported carjacking and shooting. The carjacking victim told police that a man fired a handgun at him and stole his vehicle, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office (CCPO).

Police then searched the hotel and found a woman suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, the CCPO said. The woman — identified as 30-year-old Ivy Morris — was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Following an investigation, the victim's husband was charged with first-degree murder and apprehended that day in Philadelphia. Steven Burgess, 38, of Spring, Texas, has additional charges pending, the CCPO said.

Officials plan to extradite Burgess to New Jersey.

The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information can contact Sr. Det. Kyrus Ingalls of the CCPO's Homicide Unit at 856-225-5105. Tips can also be sent online at CAMDEN.TIPS.