ATLANTIC COUNTY, N.J. - A 15-year-old has been charged after a 19-year-old driver was found fatally shot inside a vehicle that had crashed in Atlantic County, prosecutors said.
What happened
Late Friday evening, Mullica Township police responded to a single-vehicle crash near Route 30 and Snow Hill Road.
Officers found the driver, identified as Javonte Stallworth, 19, of Mullica Township, dead inside the vehicle. Prosecutors said he had suffered a single gunshot wound to the head.
Witnesses told investigators that two people had run from the crash scene.
Juvenile passengers detained
Police located and detained two juvenile passengers who had been traveling with Stallworth shortly after the crash, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office.
Both were taken to the prosecutor’s office for questioning.
Afterward, a 15-year-old was charged in connection with Stallworth’s death.
Charges filed
The juvenile was charged with:
- Aggravated manslaughter
- Unlawful possession of a handgun
- Possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose
- Possession of a firearm without a serial number
- Possession of a firearm by a minor
The teenager was taken to the Harbor Fields Juvenile Detention Center.
Investigation continues
The investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit at 609-909-7666 or submit an anonymous tip through the prosecutor’s office website.
The Source: This article was written using information from the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office.