Pennsauken, N.J.– A juvenile male was arrested for attempted murder in Pennsauken after shooting an 18-year-old with a ghost gun in the area of Westfield Avenue on Thursday.
According to Pennsauken Police Acting Chief Phil Olivo, on Thursday, at approximately 5 p.m., officers from the Pennsauken Police Department responded to a shooting that occurred in the area of the 4700 block of Westfield Ave., Pennsauken. The victim of the shooting, an 18-year-old man was struck on his hand and transported to Cooper University Hospital for treatment.
“Approximately two hours after the shooting, further investigation by the Pennsauken Police Patrol Units and Detectives led to the apprehension of the juvenile suspect in Pennsauken,: Chief Olivo said. “At the time of the juvenile’s arrest, police located an untraceable firearm or “ghost gun” with an extended magazine.”
The gun in possession of the teenager, under New Jersey state law was illegal as was the extended magazine. The gun was not obtained through a legal purchase under state law.