Man dies after shooting, crash in Camden

CAMDEN, N.J. - June 17, 2012 (WPVI) -- Police say a man who was shot and then tried to flee the scene in his car has died of injuries.

Police say 26-year-old Wilfredo Diaz was shot about 7:00 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of South 6th and Line streets in Camden.

Responding officers found him in a blue Toyota Avalon not far from the scene of the shooting, near South 7th and Washington streets.

Police say it appears the injured Diaz got into his vehicle after being shot and attempted to flee from the scene but crashed.

Diaz was taken to Cooper University Hospital for treatment where he died about 4:30 p.m.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact Camden County Prosecutor's Office Investigator Lance Saunders at (856) 225-8500 or Camden Police Detective Terrell Watkins at (856) 757-7420.

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