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Joshua Cruz

Case from Camden, NJ dated Oct 12, 2025

Victim Details

Joshua Cruz

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Camden

NJ

2025-10-12

32

Joshua

Cruz

07/13/2026

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On a Sunday evening in Camden, New Jersey, a dispute escalated into a fatal encounter that ended the life of 32-year-old Joshua Cruz. The Hispanic/Latino male was shot on October 12, 2025, in the 2500 block of Baird Boulevard. Responding to reports of a shooting at approximately 8:53 p.m., Camden County Police Department officers found Cruz at the scene with gunshot wounds. He was transported to Cooper University Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased at 9:34 p.m.

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