Man, 28, dies after he’s shot several times on city street, cops say
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A 28-year-old man died early Wednesday after he was shot multiple times on a street in Camden, authorities said.
Mahlon Kellum, of Camden, was found by police who were called about 2:30 a.m. to the intersection of 6th and Viola Streets on a report of a shooting, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer.
Kellum was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died of his injuries, Mayer and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said in a statement.
“The shooting remains under investigation and detectives are working to determine who is responsible,” the statement said.
Camden County aids city in targeting, demolishing abandoned houses
CAMDEN A small contingent of local officials convened to discuss abandoned houses on the 1200 block of Whitman Street, and within minutes, two residents came out to share their concerns and ask questions.
Lincoln Graham ( two last names, he joked when asked for the spelling of each) wanted to know whether the lot at 1245 Whitman would be for sale, whether another vacant house on the block might be available for him to fix up to resell or rent, whether an empty lot could be used for parking by residents who now park on both sides of an already-narrow street.
CAMDEN - A city man was fatally shot here Tuesday, ending a period of more than six weeks without deadly violence in Camden.
Lamar Maye, 46, was found shortly after 4 p.m. in a car on the 1200 block of Lake Shore Drive, according to the Camden County Prosecutor s Office.
Maye, who d been shot several times, died a short time later at an area hospital.
An investigation into the shooting was underway. No arrests were announced.
Maye s death was the city s seventh homicide this year and the first since Feb. 21. In contrast, Camden had two homicides at this time in 2020.
Anyone with information is asked to call Prosecutor s Detective Matthew Barber at 856-225-5166 or Camden County Police Det. John Waida at 856-757-7420.
Atlantic City cop charged with shoplifting groceries from Walmart
An Atlantic City police officer is due in court on Thursday on a charge that he shoplifted groceries at the Walmart store in Egg Harbor Township.
Officer Victor Tweedle failed to ring up $55.54 worth of food on March 22 at the self-checkout, according to the Press of Atlantic City. An employee call to police led to Tweedle s arrest, the Press reported. We are aware of the charges that have been filed against Officer Victor Tweedle, Atlantic City police spokesman Kevin Fair told New Jersey 101.5. Officer Tweedle is on administrative duty pending the outcome of the charges and the completion of an Internal Affairs investigation that has been initiated in conjunction with the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office.
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