On a late Wednesday evening in Camden, New Jersey, the life of 21-year-old Bryan Roberts of Trenton was tragically cut short. The date was June 28, 2023, and at approximately 11:07 p.m., the sound of gunfire echoed through the Ablett Village neighborhood. Camden County Police Department officers were dispatched to the scene following the report.
Upon their arrival, officers discovered an unresponsive Bryan Roberts.
Emergency medical services were called to the location, but it was too late; Roberts was pronounced deceased at the scene. The investigation into the fatal shooting began immediately, led by detectives from the Camden County Prosecutor's Office Homicide Unit and the Camden County Police Department.
The investigation led to the identification of a suspect, 18-year-old Billy Corbitt of Camden. A little over a week after the shooting, on July 6, 2023, Corbitt was taken into custody in Camden by the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force. He was subsequently charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Bryan Roberts. Following his arrest, Corbitt was remanded to the Camden County Correctional Facility to await a future detention hearing in Superior Court. The case against him is pending, and as with all persons charged with a crime, he is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
