Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Discharged firearms in the news: Fri 27 July - Thur 2 Aug 2012 [View all]struggle4progress
(118,282 posts)... They said Jermaine Morris, 30, and John L. Samuels, 38, both of Camden, were both shot about 10:15 p.m. on the 1100 block of Mechanic Street in Camden.
Taken to Cooper University Hospital, they died within minutes of each other, authorities said.
No word yet on a possible motive.
Their slayings bring to 39 the number of people slain in Camden this year.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/164279276.html
Deadly month in Camden
Two slayings push July death toll to 13
... Sundays victims Jermaine Morris, 30, and John Samuels, 38 were gunned down in the 1100 block of Mechanic Street around 10:15 p.m. The shooting happened near a home where drug dealers peddle wet, or marijuana laced with PCP, police said.
Authorities have blamed Camdens drug trade for the citys violence, with this months carnage fueled in part by a bloody gang war. Almost all of the victims were young men who were shot to death, many in daylight attacks. ...
http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20120731/CRIME/307310019/Deadly-month-Camden