Apr 13, 2009 9:00 pm US/Eastern
Teen Killed In N.J. Community Center Shooting
LAWNSIDE, N.J. (CBS 3) ―
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A teen was shot and killed outside the Wayne Bryant Community Center in Lawnside, Camden County on April 12.
CBS
Police are searching for suspects in a deadly shooting at a Camden County community center Sunday night.
Officers were called to the Wayne R. Bryant Community Center on Charleston Avenue in Lawnside after reports of gunfire just before 11 p.m.
Police said a fight during a youth group birthday party at the center prompted the suspect to pull a gun and fire one shot into the floor.
As the suspect left the scene, 18-year-old Sergio Rivera was amongst a group that followed the gunman outside. Rivera was shot multiple times outside the center and pronounced dead at the scene.
Family and friends of Rivera, a Woodrow Wilson High School senior, described him as a standout athlete who was planning to attend college.
"He wasn't a combative person, he wasn't an aggressive person," said his aunt Moya Daz. "He was just happy."
A Rivera family friend says there was no security at the center and more police presence is needed.
"It gets out of hand over there," said Shawn Johnson, "No bouncer, no security guard, none of that."
So far there have been no arrests and no motive in the shooting. No other injuries were reported.
The Camden County Prosecutor's Office has joined the investigation. If you have any information, please contact police.
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