Camden homicide is the third this week

One person was killed in Camden today in the city's ninth homicide of the year.

Shortly after midday, the Breaking News Network reported a shooting on the 1200 block of Chase Street in the Whitman Park section.

Jason Laughlin, a spokesman for the Camden Count Prosecutor's Office, confirmed the slaying, but he didn't immediately have additional information.

The killing is the third this week.

On Tuesday, two men were slain in unrelated incidents in the Fairview section and in East Camden. The city had recorded four homicides this time last year, when a record 67 people were killed.