Camden Double Shooting Investigation

CAMDEN COUNTY AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING A SATURDAY NIGHT DOUBLE SHOOTING 

     " A Saturday Night Shooting On Saunders Avenue Has Left Eric Cecilia Dead & A 20-Year-Old Man Hospitalized."

January 10, 2023 1:45 A.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

CAMDEN, NJ.- On Sunday, January 8, 2023, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriquez jointly announced that Police are actively investigating a Double Shooting in Camden City that has Claimed the life of a man and has left a second man hospitalized.

     On Saturday, January 7, 2023, at approximately 8:46 p.m., Members of The Camden County Metro Police Department responded to Multiple Shotspotter Activation located on The 3200 Block of Saunders Avenue in The City. 

     Upon arrival, Police Officers discovered two men suffering from Gunshot Wounds. Both men were immediately transported to Cooper University Medical Center where one man, later identified as Eric Cecilia, 33, of Leesburg, New Jersey succumbed to his injuries and was subsequently pronounced deceased at 9:53 p.m. The second man, a 20-Year-Old Camden, New Jersey man remains hospitalized in stable condition.

     No Arrests have been made and the investigation remains active and ongoing. Anyone with information regarding this Shooting is urged to contact Camden County Prosecutor's Office Homicide Unit Detective Daniel Crawford at (856) 580-2223 or Camden County Police Detective Matthew Dunlop at (609) 519-7344.

FILED UNDER JANUARY 10, 2023: LAW, CAMDEN: