Man beat cellmate to death at N.J. county jail, officials say

A 29-year-old man beat his cellmate to death at the Camden County jail last week, authorities said.

Surveillance video showed Shaquan Shields, of Camden, repeatedly punching Edward D. Brooks in a cell shortly after 1 p.m. Thursday, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office said.

Brooks, 42, of Newark, Delaware, was found unresponsive on his bunk at about 7:50 a.m. the following morning. He was pronounced dead about an hour later…

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