Crime & Safety

Police Investigate Fatal Shooting In South Jersey Wednesday Night

Edward Whittle Jr. was fatally shot just after 7 p.m.

CAMDEN, NJ — Police are investigating a fatal shooting that took place Wednesday night. Police found 30-year-old Edward Whittle Jr., of Camden, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the 1300 block of Carl Miller Boulevard in Camden at about 7:18 p.m. They were responding to reports of a man being shot, Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo and Camden County Police Chief Scott Thomson said Thursday evening.

Whittle Jr. was taken to Cooper University Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at about 9:17 p.m. The investigation into the shooting is ongoing. No arrests had been made as of Thursday afternoon.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Dennis Convery at 856-365-3279 or Camden County Police Detective Shawn Donlon at 856-757-7420. Information may also be emailed to ccpotips@ccprosecutor.org.

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