By Robert Moran and Peter Mucha
The Philadelphia Inquirer
CAMDEN, N.J. — A confrontation this morning in Camden has left a female police officer shot in the head and a nude man dead.
 Some of the most dangerous people cops run into are naked offenders.  | ||
| — Dr. Bill Lewiki The Force Science Research Center | ||
The officer was taken to Cooper University Hospital’s trauma unit for treatment, where she was in serious condition.
About 8 a.m., multiple calls were made to 911 about a disturbance near 10th and Morton Streets, according to Jason Laughlin, spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office.
Several officers arrived to find a naked man outside.
“He was going up and down the street, banging on doors, naked with a knife. He was threatening the whole neighborhood,” Laughlin said.
The man, Lamont Morton, 19, of Camden, had already stabbed someone, who was taken to Cooper University Hospital for treatment, he said.
Somehow a female officer, a 15-year veteran of the force, got into a physical altercation, with Morton attempting to get her gun, Laughlin said.
A male officer at the scene then shot Morton multiple times as he was still grappling with her, Laughlin said.
The female officer was also struck by gunfire, but police are investigating whether she was accidentally shot by the male officer or whether her own gun discharged, Laughlin said.
Around 9:30 a.m., the body of the deceased, a black male, could be seen lying face down on a sidewalk at the scene. As authorities briefly lifted a white sheet off the body, he appeared to be unclothed.
The body was removed shortly afterward.
A woman at the scene, Geneva Smith, 23, told authorities and others gathered that Morton was the boyfriend of her sister, who lives in a nearby house.
The area was cordoned off as members of the Camden police, the New Jersey state police and the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office investigated.
More details are expected to emerge at a 2 p.m. news conference.
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