Officials: Teen arrested and charged for murder of 14-year-old Camden County boy

Camden teen charged in deadly shooting of 14-year-old

Police arrested and charged a teenage boy who was wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of another teenager in Camden last month.

CAMDEN, N.J. - The Camden County Prosecutor's Office announced on Tuesday that police arrested and charged a teenage boy who was wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of another teenager in Camden last month.

On December 3, 2022, Camden County police say they received a call advising that there were gunshots fired in the area of the 1800 block of Mt. Ephraim Avenue in Camden. When officers arrived, they found a teenage boy suffering from a gunshot wound.

Medics transported the victim to Cooper University Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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Police say the boy, later identified as Dai’meon Allen, 14, from Lindenwold, was attending a birthday party at the Elks Lodge on Mt. Ephraim Avenue.

Following an extensive investigation, authorities say a 14-year-old boy from Camden was taken into custody on Tuesday and charged in connection to the murder of Allen.

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The teen will be held at the Camden County Juvenile Detention Center as he awaits a court hearing.

Anyone with additional information regarding this homicide is asked to contact Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit Detective Matthew Kreidler at 856-930-5355. Tips can also be made anonymously to CAMDEN.TIPS.

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