On the evening of November 4, 2023, Jamal Scott, a 48-year-old Black man, was shot near 10th and Mechanic Streets in Camden, New Jersey. Multiple 911 calls brought Camden County Police to the scene about 9:09 p.m., and Scott was found with a gunshot wound. He was taken to Cooper University Hospital and pronounced dead at about 9:20 p.m. that same evening.

Scott’s death was ruled a homicide. The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and the Camden County Police Department opened a joint investigation, which remains active. No arrests have been announced, no suspects have been publicly identified, and authorities have not released a motive.

If anyone was in the area of 10th and Mechanic Streets that night or has information about what happened, please share details with the investigators handling the case.