Police ID teen shot and killed in Camden, NJ

CAMDEN, N.J. - August 28, 2012 (WPVI) -- Police have identified the teenager shot and killed late Monday night in Camden, New Jersey.

Johnathan Ocasio, 17, of Camden was found at about 11:00 p.m. near the intersection of Broadway and Viola Street.

He had been shot in the back.

Medics rushed the teen to Cooper University Hospital in Camden where he died at about 1:20 a.m. Tuesday.

Authorities are asking anyone with information about the killing to contact Camden County Prosecutor's Office Investigator Pete Longo at (856) 580-5854 or Camden Police Detective Madrid Matthews at (856) 757-7420.

Tips may also be emailed to ccpotips@ccprosecutor.org

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