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Officials probe death following voodoo ritual

Investigators are awaiting the cause of death of a person who was found unresponsive after a voodoo cleansing ritual in Camden County.

Investigators are awaiting the cause of death of a person who was found unresponsive after a voodoo cleansing ritual in Camden County.

Jason Laughlin, spokesman for the Camden County Prosector's Office said the death of Lucille Hamilton, 21, of Little Rock, Ark., a biological male who lived as a transgender woman, did not appear to be suspicious and no charges have been filed.

A cause of death may not be available for several weeks until toxicology tests are completed.

Someone in a townhouse in Sicklerville, Gloucester Township, called 911 about 11 p.m. Saturday to report that Hamilton was unresponsive.

Laughlin said Hamilton had taken part in a voodoo cleaning ritual, details of which were not available, and that seven other people were in the townhouse.

Hamilton was pronounced dead at the scene.