Man found shot in alley, prosecutor's office says
CAMDEN -- A 24-year-old East Orange man was shot and killed in Camden, authorities said Saturday.
The city's gunfire detection system, ShotSpotter, alerted Camden County police to a shooting around 9:20 p.m. Friday on the 2800 block of North Constitution Road, according to a statement from the Camden County Prosecutor's Office.
Officers discovered James Rhodes lying in an alley wounded, authorities said. Rhodes died at Cooper University Hospital about 20 minutes later.
Police said no arrests have been made and the investigation was continuing.
The slaying occurred amid a spike in killings in Camden, Philly.com reported. The city logged 18 homicides this year compared to 11 homicides in the same span last year.
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Anyone with information was asked to call prosecutor's office Detective Pete Longo at 856-580-5854 or Camden County Police Detective Shawn Donlon at 856-757-7420.
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