Pair of 17-year-old teens shot, 1 dead in Bridgeton, NJ

Update 5:20 p.m.: The Cumberland County prosecutor has charged Bridgeton man Iban Perez with one count of first-degree conspiracy to commit murder and one count of second-degree conspiracy to commit aggravated assault.

BRIDGETON — An early morning shooting has left one teenager dead and another in the hospital.

Cops responding to a call for a shooting in the area of the 300 block of North Pearl Street in Bridgeton around 12:30 a.m. Sunday found one 17-year-old male suffering from gunshot wounds.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae.

Officers also found a 17-year-old female also suffering from gunshot wounds at the scene. She was airlifted to Cooper Hospital in Camden and was expected to survive.

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Authorities did not identify either victim. Detectives are investigating the shooting.

"Investigators are currently pursuing several leads," the prosecutor said in a statement.

Authorities are asking anyone with information to reach out to Det. Mark Yoshioka with the Bridgeton police at 856-392-9031 or CCPO Det. Det. Kyle Mecouch at 856-332-4379.

Rick Rickman is a reporter for New Jersey 101.5. You can reach him at richard.rickman@townsquaremedia.com

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