Young shot, killed in Gloucester County, New Jersey, says the police – NBC10 Philadelphia

An investigation is underway after a boy died in a firing wound in Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.

On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, around 2:30 p.m., the police in Washington Township reacted to a house in the 400 block of the Westminster Boulevard to report a child with a gunshot wound. When the police arrived, they found a 10-year-old boy who had been shot in the head. The boy was later declared dead.

The police did not reveal the boy's identity out of respect for his family, but said that he was a student at the Birches Elementary School in Turnerville, New Jersey. The public school district of Washington Township offers advisory and support services for pupils, employees and families.

“The public schools in Washington Township are destroyed to find out from the death of one of our young students from Birches Elementary School. We have constant communication with the police department of the Washington in relation to the incident. The WTPD examine the situation and treat all communication, as this is treated as a police and the community. Township School District in a explanation.

The Gloucester County public prosecutor examines the incident. If you have any information, please call the Washington Township police under number 856-589-0330.