2006 Media Releases:

CAMDEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
JAMES P. LYNCH, ACTING CAMDEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR
MEDIA INFORMATION

June 4, 2006

Acting Camden County Prosecutor James P. Lynch and Camden Police Executive Robert L. Stewart reported that an 18-year-old woman was shot to death and five people were injured by gunfire during an early morning shooting today in Camden, N.J.

Camden Police responded to a report of shots fired in the area of Mount Ephraim Avenue and Thurman Street in the city’s Whitman Park section at 3:41 a.m. today. Officers arrived to find the victim, Rashell Harmon, of Van Hook Street in Camden, who had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was deceased.

Four other victims, all Camden residents, were transported to local hospitals: A 22-year-old male in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the chest; an 18-year-old male, shot in the foot; a 23-year-old male, shot in the buttocks; and a 22-year-old female, shot in the leg and foot.

A possible sixth victim is believed to have transported himself to a hospital. That victim, a 25-year-old male, suffered a gunshot wound to the face. His wound was not considered life-threatening.

Investigation indicates that a crowd of at least a dozen people was socializing on the street in the area of Mount Ephraim and Thurman, near a fried chicken restaurant that was still open. Shots rang out, the victims fell to the ground and others in the crowd scattered. Investigation indicates at least six shots were fired by at least one shooter.

No arrests have been made. An investigation continues by the Camden County Prosecutor’s office and Camden Police.

Anyone with information is urged to call the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit at (856) 225-8400 or Camden Police Detectives at (856) 757-7420.