On August 15, 2023, at about 12:57 a.m., gunfire erupted in the lobby of the Northgate 1 apartment building in Camden, New Jersey. Officers found two young men with gunshot wounds; 21-year-old Camden resident Quashawn Smith and a 20-year-old male from West Deptford were taken to Cooper University Hospital. Smith died of his injuries and was pronounced dead at 1:42 a.m.; the other victim survived.

Detectives from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Camden County Police Department opened an active investigation. On the morning of August 29, 2023, a 16-year-old male from Camden was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force and charged with first-degree felony murder and weapons offenses; he was held at Lakeland Juvenile Detention Center. Authorities say they continue to seek a second suspect in the homicide.

Does anyone who knew Quashawn or who was near Northgate 1 on the night of August 15 have information that could help investigators?