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Camden County Man Arrested In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor

A 21-year-old man from Gloucester Township has been arrested by U.S. Marshals in connection with a fatal shooting last week, authorities said.

Gloucester Township police

Gloucester Township police

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Hasan Battie was taken into custody on Monday, April 22 in Camden, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay 

Battie has been charged with first-degree murder and weapons offenses, she said.

On Tuesday, April 16, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Gloucester Township Police officers were dispatched to a residence in the LaCascata development for a report of a person shot. Police found a male victim later identified as Nasir Tart, 24, of Gloucester Township, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound, the prosecutor said. Tart was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:50 p.m.

Battie was taken to the Camden County Correctional Facility pending a pretrial detention hearing.

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