On June 25, 2023, Daniel Rivera Jr., 27, was shot on the 900 block of Newton Avenue in Camden, New Jersey. The shooting occurred at about 4:12 p.m.; the city’s ShotSpotter system alerted first responders. Rivera, a Hispanic male from Woodlynne, was privately transported to Cooper University Hospital with a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead there at approximately 11:17 p.m. that evening.

The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Camden County Police Department are investigating. As of late 2024 the investigation remained active with no suspects publicly identified and no arrests announced. Investigators have appealed to the public for information.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about Daniel’s death, please contact detectives with the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office or Camden County Police Department.