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Lawnside homicide case: 21-year-old charged in George Rivera’s death
Camden County prosecutors say Nicholas Stiegler has been charged with murder in the Aug. 21 shooting of 25-year-old George Rivera on West Hodges Avenue. Investigators say surveillance footage tracked a red Jeep Compass from Camden to Lawnside and back.
A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of George Rivera, 25, in Lawnside, according to Camden County prosecutors.
Nicholas Stiegler is accused of shooting Rivera on Aug. 21 on West Hodges Avenue. Prosecutors say detectives determined the shots were fired from inside a red Jeep Compass. Rivera was taken to a hospital in a private vehicle and died later that night.
Investigators reviewed surveillance footage that they say showed the Jeep traveling from Camden to the shooting location in Lawnside, then returning to Camden.
Stiegler was charged on Oct. 15 and arrested the next day by members of the U.S. Marshals Service. A hearing was scheduled for Oct. 23. The allegations have not been proven in court.
Anyone with information can contact Detective Michael Manning of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit at 856-365-3246 or submit a tip through CAMDEN.TIPS.