Crime & Safety

Police Investigate Fatal New Year's Eve Shooting In South Jersey

A Camden man died shortly after he was found suffering from gunshot wounds in his car Sunday night.

A South Jersey man died after he was found in a car in Camden after he had apparently been shot on New Year’s Eve, authorities announced.

Camden County Police found 28-year-old Joshua Hernandez in a car on the 600 block of Woodland Street while responding to a Shotspotter activation just before 10 p.m. Sunday night, according to Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo and Camden County Police Chief Scott Thomson.

Hernandez was transported by EMS to Cooper University Hospital where he was pronounced deceased as a result of his injuries at about 10:27 p.m. The investigation into the shooting is ongoing. No arrests had been made as of Monday morning.

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Anyone with information is urged to contact Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Christopher Sarson at 856-225-8640 or Camden County Police Detective Eric Gonzalez at 856-757-7420.

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