Two Men Were Fatally Gunned Down Saturday Night In The City Of Camden
Monday, March 31, 2025, 4:15 P.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
CAMDEN, NJ.- Detectives are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding a shooting that claimed the lives of a 21-year-old Pennsauken, New Jersey, man, and a 22-year-old Camden, New Jersey man, that occurred late Saturday night in Camden City.
According to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAuly, on Saturday, March 29, 2025, just shortly before 11:00 p.m., members of the Camden County Police Department responded to a multi-round ShotSpotter activation on the 600 Block of Elm Street in Camden City.
Upon arrival, Police Officers found a man, later identified as Francisco Benavides, 21, of Pennsauken, outside on the ground on the 600 Block of North 5th Street, having sustained life-threatening gunshot wounds. Mr. Benavides was immediately transported to Cooper University Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased a short time later.
A second gunshot victim, later identified as Luis Delgado, 22, of Camden, had arrived at Cooper University Hospital by a private vehicle and was pronounced deceased shortly around 11:30 p.m.
The investigation remains active and ongoing. No arrests have been made as Detectives continue the investigation of the events that led up to the shooting.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is being urged to contact Detective Jake Siegfried of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit at (856) 225-5086 and Detective Matthew Blantz of the Camden County Police Department at (609) 923-6853. All calls will be kept confidential.
