Police Investigate Fatal Shooting in South Jersey

A Camden man was shot to death in the city on Saturday, according to Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo and Camden County Police Chief Scott Thomson.

Corey Morton, 24, was found lying in an alley between two buildings on the 700 block of South 8th Street by officers responding to a ShotSpotter alert of gunfire in the area shortly after 4 p.m.

He was transported to Cooper University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:41 p.m.

The investigation into the shooting is ongoing. No arrests have been made at this time.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Frank Simpson at 856-365-3114 or Camden County Police Detective Gordon Harvey at 856-757-7420.

Information may also be emailed to ccpotips@ccprosecutor.org.