Joel Maldonado, 20, was fatally shot on the 800 block of Grant Street in Camden, New Jersey, on the evening of January 13, 2024. Police were alerted to gunfire by a ShotSpotter activation at about 6:31 p.m.; emergency responders transported Maldonado to Cooper University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:16 p.m. The shooting was the city’s second gun-related homicide of the new year.

The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and the Camden County Police Department opened a homicide investigation that remains active and ongoing. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit or the Camden County Police Department.