Christopher Cummings was 24 when he was shot and killed in Camden, New Jersey, on the evening of September 26, 2017. Just before 9 p.m. multiple gunshots were reported near the corner of Ormond and Lansdowne avenues; 911 calls and a ShotSpotter activation brought emergency responders to the scene. Cummings suffered several gunshot wounds and was taken to Cooper University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:18 p.m.

The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office opened a homicide investigation and law enforcement worked to reconstruct the events. By the following morning no arrests had been announced and no suspects had been publicly identified. The case remained under investigation and the community was left seeking answers.

If anyone has information about what happened near Ormond and Lansdowne avenues that night, please share it with investigators.