Overview
- Mullica Township police responded to a single-vehicle crash near Route 30 and Snow Hill Road and found Javonte Stallworth, 19, dead with a single gunshot wound to the head on Friday evening.
- Witnesses reported two people ran from the scene, and officers located and detained two juvenile passengers who were taken to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office for questioning.
- A 15-year-old Mullica Township resident was charged with aggravated manslaughter, unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, possession of a firearm without a serial number, and possession of a firearm by a minor.
- The charged teen was taken to the Harbor Fields Juvenile Detention Center and the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office says the investigation is ongoing and asks anyone with information to call the Major Crime Unit at 609-909-7666 or submit an anonymous tip online.
- The case underscores local concerns about juvenile gun violence and will proceed through the juvenile justice process as investigators work to determine the full sequence of events and any wider involvement.