On the evening of December 27, 2023, ShotSpotter alerted police to gunfire on the 1400 block of Louis Street in Camden. Officers found 35-year-old Esterlin Torres of Pennsauken suffering from gunshot wounds. Surveillance footage reportedly showed an individual firing at the vehicle Torres was in; after being struck he fell from the vehicle, but passengers put him back inside and rushed him to Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital and then to Cooper University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:39 p.m.

Torres is described as a dedicated community leader who worked with businesses and nonprofit organizations; his obituary noted loyalty, integrity, and commitment to family and friends. Authorities identified a suspect and on December 28, 2023 charged 21-year-old Isaac Santiago of Camden with first-degree murder and related weapons offenses. Ballistics evidence from shell casings at the scene was linked to a firearm recovered in a nearby alley, and the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force located and arrested Santiago in Camden on January 3, 2024.

What information might help clarify the events that evening for anyone who was in that area or saw the vehicle before or after the shooting?