Man Murdered Girlfriend, Stabbed Her Son: Police

A 29-year-old Camden man has been arrested and charged with murdering his girlfriend and attempting to kill her son, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office announced on Monday. Raul Quinones was charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of first-degree attempted murder, according to Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo and Camden County Police Chief Scott Thomson.

Quinones was arrested at his residence on Fountain Avenue late Sunday night by members of the United States Marshals Task Force without incident. Police say he stabbed 37-year-old Elaine Jimenez after he went to her home to retrieve some of his things Sunday afternoon.Jimenez was able to escape the home on foot, but was injured, police said.

Quinones then stabbed her 20-year-old son several times before pursuing Jimenez out of the home, police said. He attacked her several times outside the home before leaving on his motorcycle. She then contacted Camden County Police at about 3 p.m. and told them what happened. When they arrived, they found her suffering from stab wounds in the intersection of 29th Street and Arthur Avenue.

She was taken to Cooper University Hospital where she was pronounced deceased at 3:36 p.m. Her son was seriously wounded. He was rushed to a local hospital where he remains hospitalized.

Quinones was remanded to the Camden County Correctional Facility pending a pretrial detention hearing. Under the Criminal Justice Reform rules, the court may order he be detained or released with conditions.

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

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