On the night of July 22, 2023, gunfire erupted near South 4th and Royden Streets in Camden. Two men were found with gunshot wounds and taken to Cooper University Hospital. One of those men, 47-year-old Jose Bonilla, a Hispanic resident of Camden, died and was pronounced dead at 10:40 p.m. that same night. A second victim, a 38-year-old man from Camden, survived; his condition has not been publicly disclosed.

The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and Camden County Police Department opened a joint investigation. The circumstances that led to the shooting and any possible motive have not been released, and no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified. If anyone was in the area that night or has information about what happened near South 4th and Royden Streets, please come forward to assist the ongoing investigation.