In the late afternoon of Sunday, February 13, 2022, a shooting shattered the routine of a shopping center on the 2700 block of Mount Ephraim Avenue in Camden, New Jersey. Responding to a ShotSpotter activation at approximately 3:54 p.m., police officers discovered a man in the parking lot suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was identified as 31-year-old Kadeem McBride, a male resident of Sicklerville.
He was rushed to Cooper Hospital for treatment but succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at 7:09 p.m.
The investigation into the fatal shooting quickly led to a suspect. Three days later, on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, Shakeem Cook, a 28-year-old from Camden, was apprehended. The U.S. Marshals Service Regional Fugitive Task Force took Cook into custody at approximately 10:40 p.m.
Following his arrest, Shakeem Cook was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Kadeem McBride. In addition to the murder charge, Cook also faced related weapons offenses. Authorities have not publicly disclosed a motive for the shooting. The community was left to mourn the loss of McBride, with many expressing their grief for the young man whose life was cut short by gun violence.
