On the afternoon of October 18, 2023, 18-year-old Jesus Manuel Ortiz-Hernandez was shot in Camden, New Jersey. A ShotSpotter activation drew Camden County officers to the 2700 block of Hayes Avenue at about 4:14 p.m.; Ortiz-Hernandez was found at 22nd Street and River Road with an apparent gunshot wound. He was taken to Cooper University Hospital in critical condition and pronounced dead at about 7:15 p.m. that evening.

Detectives from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Camden County Police Department opened an active investigation. On October 27, 2023, authorities charged 23-year-old Xavier Rivera of Camden City with first-degree murder and weapons offenses in connection with the shooting. Rivera was located and arrested in Winter Haven, Florida, on November 30, 2023, by U.S. Marshals task forces and remained in Florida awaiting extradition to face the charges.

If anyone in Camden knew Ortiz-Hernandez or witnessed the events of October 18, please share information that could help the investigation.