Jail For Man In Fatal South Jersey Shooting: Prosecutor

A Camden man has been sentenced to 65 years in prison in connection with a fatal shooting that took place in 2016, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office announced on Monday.

Jerry Reyes, 31, was previously convicted by a jury of first-degree murder, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and a separate count of second-degree certain persons not to have weapons in the death of 28-year-old Luis A. Feliu, of Camden. He must serve 56 years in prison before becoming eligible for parole.

Reyes was accused of shooting Feliu during an altercation on the 1000 block of Haddon Avenue in Camden on March 12, 2016. Authorities found Feliu suffering from gunshot wounds at the corner of Haddon Avenue and Mount Vernon Street in Camden around 5:20 p.m. while responding to a report of an altercation as well as a ShotSpotter activation for multiple gunshots.

He was transported to Cooper University Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at 5:44 p.m.

During trial, witnesses reported that they saw Reyes reach into his waistband and pull out a gun during a verbal altercation with Feliu. As Feliu retreated, Reyes chased him and shot him multiple times from behind. Reyes then fled the scene on foot.

Reyes was arrested three days later by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Regional Fugitive Task Force — Camden Division as he was leaving a home in Willingboro. He was indicted in June of that year.

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