Camden Man Charged in Deadly Lawnside Drive-By Shooting
- A 21-year-old Camden man faces a first-degree murder charge
- Investigators say a fatal shooting happened August 21st on West Hodges Avenue in Lawnside
- The suspect was arrested October 16th
Lawnside, N.J. — A Camden man has been charged with murder in connection with an August drive-by shooting that killed a 25-year-old Lawnside man.
21-year-old Nicholas Stiegler was taken into custody in Camden on October 16th by the U.S. Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force and remanded to the Camden County Correctional Facility.
The Shooting
On August 21st around 5:50 PM, Lawnside Police responded to the unit block of West Hodges Avenue for a report of a shooting.
Officers learned that the victim, George Rivera, had already been taken to Cooper University Hospital in a private vehicle. He was pronounced dead at 11:27 PM.
Investigators determined that Stiegler fired the fatal shots from inside a red Jeep Compass traveling on West Hodges Avenue. Surveillance footage captured the vehicle driving from Camden to the shooting location and returning to Camden afterward.
Stiegler, who previously resided in Lawnside, was charged on October 15th. He faces first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Michael Manning of the Camden County Prosecutor's Office Homicide Unit at (856) 365-3246.
The public is reminded that charges are accusations and all persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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