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Lindenwold teen killed at Camden birthday party

The victim of a shooting Saturday night had been attending a birthday party.

A Camden County Police Department (CCPD) vehicle parked in Camden, N.J. Nov. 10, 2020.
A Camden County Police Department (CCPD) vehicle parked in Camden, N.J. Nov. 10, 2020.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer

A shooting at a birthday party in Camden killed a 14-year-old boy from Lindenwold who attended the gathering Saturday night.

The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office did not release the teen’s identity Sunday.

Police received reports of shots fired about 9:30 p.m. Saturday near the Elks Lodge on Mount Ephraim Avenue, where the birthday party was being held. When officers arrived, the victim was unconscious, and was pronounced dead at Cooper University Medical Center shortly after 10 p.m.

Police ask that anyone with information contact Detective Matthew Kreidler, of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit, at 856-930-5355, or Detective Matthew Dunlop, of the Camden County Police Department, at 609-519-7344. Anonymous tips can go to CAMDEN.TIPS.