Crime & Safety
Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Fleeing Camden Co. Shooting: Police
Members of the U.S. Marshals Service arrested him days after he shot and hospitalized another man, authorities said.
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CLEMENTON, NJ — A suspect accused of shooting a man and fleeing the scene has been found and charged with attempted murder, officials said.
A 20-year-old man from Williamstown was charged Thursday in relation to a shooting that hospitalized a man the week prior in Clementon, authorities said. Police have not disclosed the suspect's name.
The shooting occurred just before 10:15 p.m. July 19 at the intersection of Princeton and Elm avenues, according to Clementon police. The victim, 20, was driven to the hospital in a privately owned vehicle. He was listed in stable condition the day after the incident.
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After further investigation, the suspect was charged with first-degree attempted murder, second-degree unlawful handgun possession and second-degree possession of a handgun for unlawful purposes.
Members of the U.S. Marshals Service's Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested the suspect Thursday. He was placed in the Camden County Correctional Facility, pending a pretrial detention hearing.
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