Camden records 58th murder, ties with 1995 record
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Camden tied its 1995 all time murder record on Friday, Nov. 9th, with 58 slain so far in 2012. (Kimberly Paynter/for NewsWorks)
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Lifetime Camden residents Angel Moore and Tazamakia Johnson are especially saddened by the amount of women represented in the memorial. (Kimberly Paynter/for NewsWorks)
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An exhibit of crosses placed on the front lawn of Camden City Hall represents homicide victims in the city as of Nov. 9th, 2012. (Kimberly Paynter/for NewsWorks)
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The City of Camden tied its all time homicide record set in 1995 with 58 murders already in 2012. (Kimberly Paynter/for NewsWorks)
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Crosses on the Camden City Hall front lawn represent victims of homicide in the year 2012. Many are personalized to memorialize the slain. (Kimberly Paynter/for NewsWorks)
New Jersey’s most dangerous city has tied its record for the most murders in one year.
Camden recorded its 58th slaying on Friday, when 45-year-old Gregory Holder of Cherry Hill died from injuries suffered in a Nov. 2 beating.
Camden County Prosecutor Warren Faulk says two men attacked Holder in the area of Broadway and Berkley streets after they argued with him over an apparent drug transaction.
Holder’s death, announced Saturday, ties the murder record set in 1995. No arrests have been made in his slaying.
Camden, across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, continually ranks as one of the nation’s most dangerous cities.
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