Teen Charged In Shooting Death Of 14-Year-Old Gloucester Twp. Boy

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — A 15-year-old boy from Sewell was charged with second-degree manslaughter after the death of another teenager in Gloucester Township, officials said.

Police responded to the unit block of Gable Court shortly before noon on Aug. 8, where they found a 14-year-old boy who was shot, according to officials.

The 14-year-old died about an hour later at Cooper University Hospital, officials said.

The ensuing investigation indicated the 15-year-old boy fired the gun "while recklessly handling it in the victim’s residence," according to officials.

The 15-year-old boy was taken into custody on Friday and sent to the Camden County Youth Detention Facility, officials said.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Detective Michael Batista of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit at 856-676-8175 or Detective Marc Grodzielanek of the Gloucester Township Police Department at 856-228-4500. Tips can also be submitted anonymously at ccpotips@ccprosecutor.org.

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