Police Investigate Pair Of Murders In Camden

The Camden County Prosecutor's Office announced a pair of murder investigations that are underway on Wednesday. One murder was the result of a shooting that took place in Camden Tuesday night.

Christopher Cummings, 24, of Camden, was shot multiple times near the corner of Ormond and Lansdowne avenues just before 9 p.m. Tuesday night, police said. Police responded to the scene after receiving 911 calls and a Shotspotter activation, and Cummings was taken by EMS to Cooper University Hospital.

He was pronounced dead as a result of his injuries at 9:18 p.m. The investigation into the shooting is ongoing. No arrests had been made as of Wednesday morning.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Matthew Barber at 856-225-5166 or Camden County Police Detective Shawn Donlon at 856-757-7420. Information may also be emailed to ccpotips@ccprosecutor.org.

The other fatal shooting took place in the Ablett Village apartment complex in Camden at about 10:29 p.m. on Sept. 16. Police found 40-year-old Mark Davis, of Camden, on the sidewalk after he had been shot multiple times.

Davis was taken by EMS to Cooper University Hospital, where he was receiving treatment. At about 1:37 a.m. on Wednesday, he was pronounced dead as a result of his injuries.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Sherman Hopkins at 856-225-8623 or Camden County Police Detective Mark Lee at 856-757-7420. Information may also be emailed to ccpotips@ccprosecutor.org.

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