Another Person Dies in Lakewood’s Tent City
Another person died Thursday night in the Tent City homeless camp in Lakewood.
The Lakewood Scoop reports police and EMS workers responded around 8 p.m. and found an unresponsive man in a wheelbarrow. Attempts to resuscitate the unidentified man were unsuccessful. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities said an autopsy will be performed on the man, but there is no evidence to suggest foul play.
The Lakewood Police Department Street Crimes Unit and the Ocean County Prosecutors Office are handling the investigation.