Overview
- Police responded to a 6:05 p.m. 911 report of a juvenile with a knife at the Meadowbrook Condos in Mays Landing on Nov. 22.
- Officers found 49-year-old Julissa Serrano with multiple stab wounds, and she was taken to AtlantiCare Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.
- The 17-year-old was arrested at the scene and charged with murder along with two weapons offenses.
- The suspect is held at Harborfields Atlantic Youth Center pending his first court appearance, and his identity is withheld under New Jersey law.
- Investigators have not disclosed a motive, and the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office asks anyone with information to call 609-909-7666 or submit a tip on its website.