2 Boys Shot, Wounded In South Jersey

MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — Two boys were shot and wounded Saturday night in Mount Laurel, authorities said.

Officers were dispatched at about 10:40 p.m. for a gunshot victim at a hotel on the 5000 block of Crawford Place. The victim was shot in the abdomen, police said.

Police later discovered that the other boy involved was shot in the arm and taken to the hospital.

None of the injuries are considered life-threatening.

There is no threat to the public, said police, who noted that no Mount Laurel residents were involved.

Mount Laurel police and the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office are investigating the incident.