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Victim, 22, Dies 2 Days After Being Shot In Camden Victim, 22, Dies 2 Days After Being Shot In Camden
Victim, 22, Dies 2 Days After Being Shot In Camden Authorities have identified a 22-year-old man who died two days after being shot in Camden. The victim was identified as Lemuel Rodgers, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. On Monday, Aug. 8, at 11:12 p.m. Camden County Metro Police officers responded to the 2700 block of Federal Street for a ShotSpotter Activation.  Police found a man suffering from gunshot wounds.  Rodgers was taken to Cooper University Medical Center for treatment.  Rodgers was pronounced dead at Cooper University Medical Center on We…

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by Jon Craig
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Philadelphia Man Killed, Another Critical In South Jersey Double Shooting: Prosecutor Philadelphia Man Killed, Another Critical In South Jersey Double Shooting: Prosecutor
Philadelphia Man Killed, Another Critical In South Jersey Double Shooting: Prosecutor  Detectives are investigating a double shooting that killed one man and injured another in Camden. The shooting occurred at 8:20 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. Camden County Metro Police were dispatched to 1 East Randolph St. for reports of a victim suffering from an apparent gunshot wound inside of a vehicle in the parking lot, they said. Police found an unconscious 36-year-old male victim. The victim, later identified as Mark Virgile of Philadelphia, was located inside a vehicle, suff…

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by Jon Craig
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Body Found In Hallway, Camden Prosecutor Says Body Found In Hallway, Camden Prosecutor Says
Body Found In Hallway, Camden Prosecutor Says Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting in the hallway of a North Camden apartment building. A 30-year-old man was found dead Sunday with gunshot wounds inside Northgate One Apartments - located near the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. Camden County Metro Police were called to the apartment building on North 7th Street at 6:05 a.m. after receiving a call about gunshots.  Police found Daniel Rios, 30, of Camden, fatally shot and lying on a hallway floor, Mayer and Rodrigue…

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by Jon Craig
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Bicyclist In Camden County Assault Dies Bicyclist In Camden County Assault Dies
Bicyclist In Camden County Assault Dies A bicyclist assaulted in a Camden County attack died nearly two weeks after the incident, authorities announced. An unknown male hit Edward Dupont, 53, of Camden, on the head, causing him to fall off his bike and hit his head on the pavement at 7th and Pine streets on July 6, around 9:10 a.m., acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer said. Dupont was rushed to Cooper Hospital, where he was being treated, and died of his injuries on July 25, Mayer said alongside Camden County Metro Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. After performing an autopsy on Dupont, the medical examiner determin…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Camden Prosecutor: Partial Care Counselor Had Sex With Patient Under 13 Years Old Camden Prosecutor: Partial Care Counselor Had Sex With Patient Under 13 Years Old
Camden Prosecutor: Partial Care Counselor Had Sex With Patient Under 13 Years Old A 28-year-old man working as a counselor in a partial care program had sex with a child in the program, authorities in Camden County said. An investigation into the allegations against Steven Brown  began when someone disclosed that he had sexual intercourse with the child, who was under 13 years old at the time of the incident,  Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Camden County Metro Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said. Brown was charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, and endangering the welfare of a child. Brown was arrested on the charges on…

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by Cecilia Levine
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South Jersey Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Wounded South Jersey Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Wounded
South Jersey Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Wounded A 31-year-old from Camden was fatally shot, and a second man was wounded, authorities said. The double shooting occurred about 9:45 a.m. on Friday on the 1100 block of Baring Street, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Camden County Metro Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. Responding to a shot spotter report, police found Darrell Lopez of Camden suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, Mayer and Rodriguez said.  Lopez was taken to an area hospital where he succumbed to his wounds and was pronounced dead, they said.  A second unidentified victim, a 50-year-…

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by Jon Craig
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US Marshals Arrest 2nd Suspect In 2020 South Jersey Kidnapping, Fatal Shooting, Prosecutor Says US Marshals Arrest 2nd Suspect In 2020 South Jersey Kidnapping, Fatal Shooting, Prosecutor Says
US Marshals Arrest 2nd Suspect In 2020 South Jersey Kidnapping, Fatal Shooting, Prosecutor Says A second man from Camden has been arrested in connection with last June's disappearance and alleged murder of a 30-year-old Pine Hill man, authorities said. Rashaan Setzer, 29, of Camden, was arrested about 8 a.m. Friday by the U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Fugitive Task Force at a residence on Burrough Mill Court in Cherry Hill, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. Setzer was charged with first-degree felony murder in the fatal shooting of Pedro Fernandez, Jr., 30, of Pine Hill, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer and Camden County Metro Police Chief Gabriel Rod…

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by Jon Craig