CAMDEN -- A city man was shot and killed inside the lobby of an apartment complex late Friday night, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office.
After responding to a report of a person shot at Northgate I Apartments at around 11:26 p.m., Camden County Police Department (CCPD) officers found Johnathan Simmons, 19, lying in a lot behind the property near the Ben Franklin Bridge.
Simmons was transported to Cooper University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:44 p.m, according to the prosecutor's office, which added that the incident remains under investigation. According to 6ABC, Simmons suffered a gunshot wound to the chest while inside the lobby of the building.
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Early last year, CCPD officers began patrolling the troublesome 320-unit, low-income high-rise apartment complex.
Readers with information regarding the fatal shooting are asked to contact Camden County Prosecutor's Office Detective Frank Simpson at (856) 365-3114 or Camden County Police Detective Sal Webb at (856) 757-7420. Information may also be emailed to ccpotips@ccprosecutor.org.
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