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Oreste Borrero

Case from Camden, NJ dated Dec 08, 2018

Victim Details

Oreste Borrero

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Camden

NJ

2018-12-08

34

Oreste

Borrero

06/21/2026

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In the early hours of a Saturday morning, the quiet of a Camden, New Jersey alleyway was broken by a grim discovery. On December 8, 2018, police responded to a call about an unconscious man and found 34-year-old Oreste Borrero lying in an alley off the 3100 block of Westfield Avenue. He was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

Emergency services were called to the scene, but Borrero, who was homeless, was pronounced dead shortly before 10:20 a.m. The motive for the shooting remains unk ...
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  • Homeless Man Shot and Killed in Camden – December 9, 2018
  • Motive sought in fatal shooting of homeless man
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    Has anyone looked into whether Oreste's usual sleeping area was nearby? I'm wondering if whoever did... ...Read More
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