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Xavier Rivera, 23, was charged with first-degree murder and weapons offenses in the fatal shooting of Jesus Manuel Ortiz-Hernandez, 18, of Camden City, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez.
On Oct. 18, at approximately 4:15 p.m., Camden County Police responded to the 2700 block of Hayes Avenue for a ShotSpotter activation. Plice found a male victim at 22nd Street and River Road who was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound, MacAulay said. He was taken to Cooper University Hospital and pronounced dead at approximately 7:15 p.m., she said.
On Thursday, Nov. 30, Rivera was located and arrested in Winter Haven, Florida, by the U.S. Marshals Florida / Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force Tampa Division with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals NY / NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force – Camden Division. Rivera remains in Florida pending extradition.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Jeremy Jankowski of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit at (856) 225-5950 and Detective Jake Siegfried of the Camden County Police Department at (609) 820-3537. Tips can also be sent to CAMDEN.TIPS.
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