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Teen Charged With Murdering Woman During NJ Home Invasion

Joshua Johnson is charged with murder in the shooting death of Darlene Randall in Pennsauken

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What to Know

  • An 18-year-old man faces first-degree murder charges in the shooting death of 62-year-old Darlene Randall inside a Pennsauken, New Jersey home.
  • The U.S. Marshals Regional Task Force captured Joshua Johnson in Newark, New Jersey, Wednesday, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office said.
  • Randall and Johnson knew one another, but were not related.

U.S. Marshals tracked down a teenager Wednesday accused of gunning down a woman inside a New Jersey home just days earlier.

On Wednesday, U.S. Marshals Regional Task Force captured Joshua Johnson in Newark, New Jersey. The 18-year-old is accused of murdering 62-year-old Darlene Randall inside a home on the 3700 block of Herbert Avenue in Pennsauken, the Office of the Camden County Prosecutor said.

Shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday, police responded to the report of a home invasion in the Sycamore Ridge community. They then found Randall suffering from a gunshot wound.Β She died a short time later at the hospital.

Randall and Johnson knew each other, but weren't related, the prosecutor's office said.

Johnson was moved to Camden County and jailed Wednesday ahead of a hearing on first-degree murder and related charges, officials said. It was unclear if Johnson had an attorney who could comment on his behalf.

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