Man, 20, shot and killed in Camden

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A 20-year-old man was shot and killed in Camden on Saturday.

Joel Maldonado was gunned down at 6:30 p.m. on the 800 block of Grant Street, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office said Tuesday.

Maldonado, of Camden, died of his injuries at an area hospital about 45 minutes later.

No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.

The fatal shooting is the second of the year in Camden, according to information released by the prosecutor’s office. A 59-year-old man was shot and killed on the 100 block of Rand Street on Wednesday.

Anyone with information about Maldonado’s death is asked to call Detective Daniel Crawford of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office at 856-580-2223 or 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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