Teen charged in accidental shooting death of 14-year-old boy in Camden County
The shooting occurred late Monday morning in Gloucester Township, authorities said.
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A 15-year-old boy was charged with manslaughter after he allegedly fired a gun by accident and fatally struck a 14-year-old boy inside a Gloucester Township residence, authorities said Friday.
The shooting occurred late Monday morning on Gable Court, authorities said.
The 14-year-old boy was transported to Cooper University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:07 p.m. Monday. The victim’s name was not released.
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Investigators determined the 15-year-old boy “discharged a firearm while recklessly handling it in the victim’s residence, striking the victim,” the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office said in a news release.
The alleged shooter, who is from Sewell and also was not named, was charged Thursday with second-degree manslaughter and taken into custody on Friday by the U.S. Marshals Task Force, the Prosecutor’s Office said.
The teen was being held at the Camden County Youth Detention Facility.