Leads sought after man shot to death in Camden
Updated Feb 21, 2021;
Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting early Sunday in Camden.
Police responded to the 200 block of Marlton Pike shortly after midnight for a report of a shooting and found Jimel Quann, 44, of Camden, suffering from a gunshot wound, according to the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office.
He was pronounced dead around 12:30 a.m.
No arrests have been announced.
Anyone with information is asked to contact prosecutor’s office Detective Elvin Nunez at 856-571-3421 or Camden County Metro Detective Shawn Donlon at 856-757-7042. Tips may also be emailed to ccpotips@ccprosecutor.org.
CAMDEN - Firefighters found a woman fatally stabbed in her city home on Saturday evening, authorities said.
Christine Pierce, 41, was discovered around 9 p.m. in an apartment on the 800 block of Haddon Avenue, according to the Camden County Prosecutor s Office.
Firefighters went to the home after a small stove fire activated smoke detectors, the prosecutor s office said in a statement.
Pierce was found unresponsive in another room with a puncture wound to her back. She was pronounced dead.at an area hospital,
An investigation was underway. No arrests were announced.
Pierce was the fourth person to die from violence in Camden this year, compared to two victims at the same time in 2020.
Firefighters find woman fatally stabbed after extinguishing apartment fire, police say
Updated Jan 31, 2021;
A 41-year-old woman was found Saturday evening fatally stabbed in a Camden apartment, the county prosecutor’s office announced Sunday.
City firefighters found Christina Pierce with a “puncture wound” in her back after they responded to an apartment on the 800 block of Haddon Avenue around 9 p.m., authorities said. The firefighters were called to the home for an activated smoke alarm.
Pierce was discovered unresponsive in a room in the apartment after the firefighters extinguished a small stove fire, officials said.
Firefighters and paramedics attempted CPR. They then rushed her to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead, authorities said.