Camden man shot by police faces weapons charges

An armed Camden man who was shot by police after a brief foot chase Tuesday has been charged with weapons offenses, authorities said Wednesday.

Bryheim Baskin, 20, remains in critical condition at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office and city police said.

Around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Camden police stopped Baskin on 32d Street near Westfield Avenue for driving carelessly. As officers pulled up behind Baskin's red 2008 Toyota, he "shifted his vehicle into reverse, ramming" the police vehicle, authorities said.

Officers then saw Baskin holding a gun as he got out of his car and ran toward Beideman Avenue, where he encountered police behind a house on the 200 block. A Camden officer fired once at Baskin when he refused an order to drop his gun, which was recovered at the scene.    - Darran Simon