Crime & Safety

1 Person Shot Dead At South Jersey Apartments, Police Say

The attack was targeted.

WOODSTOWN, NJ — One person is dead after a shooting at an apartment complex on Saturday, the Woodstown Police Department said.

At around 5:30 p.m., officers responded to a report of gunshots at an apartment along Lee Street.

Police found one person who was dead after being shot multiple times.

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The attack was targeted, authorities said, and there is no reason to believe there is a threat to the community.

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