Crime & Safety

South Jersey Shooting Kills Man, Wounds Another

The man who survived remains in critical condition, authorities say.

CAMDEN, NJ — One man was killed and another was hurt in a shooting that occurred in the city of Camden on Tuesday night, authorities said.

A little after 8:15 p.m., police found Mark Virgile, 36, whose place of residence was not given, inside a vehicle parked at 1 East Randolph St., according to authorities. He was taken to Cooper University Hospital where he died less than 1 hour later, according to authorities.

A second man hurt in the same incident, a 35-year-old from Philadelphia who was not identified, showed up at Cooper University Hospital the same evening, authorities said. He was hospitalized in critical condition, authorities added.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Kyrus Ingalls at the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit at 856- 225-5105 and Camden County Police Department Detective Ed Gonzalez at 856- 757-7042 or send an anonymous tip to ccpotips@ccprosecutor.org.


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