On the night of Friday, July 24, 2026, 19-year-old Javonte Stallworth of Mullica Township, New Jersey, was found dead inside a single-vehicle crash near Route 30 and Snow Hill Road. Responding officers determined Stallworth had suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head. Witnesses reported seeing two people flee the crashed car on foot, and the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office opened an immediate investigation.

Investigators located two juvenile passengers who had been in the vehicle. A 15-year-old from Mullica Township, identified only by the initials A.H., was arrested and charged with aggravated manslaughter, unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, possession of a firearm by a minor, and possession of a firearm without a serial number. The juvenile was lodged at the Harbor Fields Juvenile Detention Center and the matter is proceeding through the juvenile justice system.

The investigation remains active and authorities ask anyone with information to contact the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit. Does anyone have information about the crash or the people seen leaving the scene?