21-Year-Old Charged with First-Degree Murder in Camden County Drive-By Shooting

Camden County prosecutors have filed a first-degree murder charge against 21-year-old Nicholas Stiegler for the fatal drive-by shooting of 25-year-old George Rivera on Aug. 21 in Lawnside. The incident occurred at approximately 5:50 p.m. on the unit block of West Hodges Avenue, with Stiegler allegedly firing from inside a red Jeep Compass that entered the area from Camden and later returned. Rivera was transported by private vehicle to Cooper University Hospital, where he was declared dead at 11:27 p.m. Detectives obtained surveillance video confirming the vehicle’s movements.

Stiegler also faces second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, charges filed on Oct. 15. He was taken into custody the following day by the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task - Camden Division and is being held at the Camden County Correctional Facility pending a detention hearing.