Crime & Safety
Teen Shoots, Kills Fellow Teen In Camden: Prosecutor
The victim, a 17-year-old city resident, was found lying in the roadway after getting shot, authorities said.
CAMDEN, NJ — A teen shot and killed a fellow youth Tuesday in Camden, authorities said.
The suspect — a 17-year-old boy from Woodbury — was arrested later that day, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office (CCPO). He was charged with first-degree murder and various weapons offenses. His name has not been released.
Brian Still, 17, of Camden, was identified as the victim.
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Police were dispatched just after 5:50 p.m. to the 1100 block of Everett Street after receiving word about a shooting victim lying in the roadway. They found Still at the scene, suffering from a gunshot wound, the CCPO said.
Still was brought to Cooper University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 6:49 p.m. Tuesday.
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The suspect was placed in the Camden County Juvenile Detention Center.
Anyone with information on this case can contact Det. Tanner Ogilvie of the CCPO's Homicide Unit at 856-650-6398 and Det. Jake Siegfried of the Camden County Police Department at 609-820-3537. Tips can also be sent to CAMDEN.TIPS.
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