Teen identified as homicide victim in Williamstown, NJ
A teenager has now been identified as the victim of a homicide in Gloucester County earlier this week.
According to the Monroe Township Police Department, their officers were called to the Colonial Estates Mobile Home Park off of the Black Horse Pike just after 8 PM on Monday, December 30th, for a report of gunshots near Texas Avenue.
After speaking with residents, officers deployed a K9 which located an adult man suffering from a gunshot wound in a nearby backyard.
Qaasir K. Greenidge of Winslow Township, NJ, killed
That man, now identified as 19-year-old Qaasir K. Greenidge of Winslow Township, was later pronounced dead at Jefferson Hospital and his death was determined to be a homicide from a single gunshot wound.
At the scene, cops say they detained three individuals, however, their involvement in their investigation was not disclosed.
No arrests yet
A press release from the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office on Friday said the investigation into Greenidge's death continues and no arrests have been made.
How to help police
Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Joshua Sheppard with the Monroe Township Police Department at (856) 728-9800. Anonymous crime information can be called into (856) 875-2940.