CAMDEN – A Camden County police officer is recovering after investigators say he was shot in the arm during an incident overnight Tuesday.

What we know:

Investigators say the shooting happened near the intersection of North Chesapeake and Congress roads around 11 p.m.

Sources tell FOX 29’s Kelly Rule that gunshot erupted immediately after the officer approached a suspect involved in “suspicious activity.”

The bullet ricocheted off the officer’s vest and struck him in the bicep, according to law enforcement sources.

A second officer returned fire and struck the male suspect, who was rushed to Cooper University Hospital.

The wounded officer was also taken to Cooper Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.

Officials later identified the suspect as 25-year-old Marques Jones of Camden. 

Jones has been charged with first-degree Attempted Murder, second-degree Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, second-degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, second-degree Possession of a Weapon for Unlawful Purpose, third-degree Pointing a Firearm at a Law Enforcement Officer, and fourth-degree Possession of Prohibited Weapons/Devices (Extended Magazine). 

What we don’t know:

The identity of the injured officer has not been released.

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