Jim Walsh

@jimwalsh_cp

CAMDEN - Police shot a man Wednesday after he allegedly opened fire on a woman during a domestic assault in an East Camden apartment, authorities say.

Both the man and the woman were admitted to Cooper University Hospital, Camden, after the 11:30 a.m. incident on the 2700 block of Federal Street, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. They were reported in critical but stable condition.

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The man, 38-year-old Jose Antonio Fernandez Ventura, allegedly shot the female victim in the neck, according to a law enforcement source.

Authorities did not release the name of the woman or the Camden County police officer who shot Fernandez Ventura.

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According to the prosecutor's office, Camden County police officers went to an apartment over the VIP Barber Shop in response to a report of a domestic incident involving a man with a gun.

"The shooting happened as the armed suspect was approaching a female inside the residence," the prosecutor's office said in a statement.

The statement did not address any charges pending against Fernandez Ventura.

"The officer, who was not injured, was placed on administrative leave pending the ongoing investigation."

The prosecutor's office noted it investigates any use of deadly force by a municipal police officer, as required by guidelines from the state Attorney General's Office.

Jim Walsh; (856) 486-2646; jwalsh@gannettnj.com