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Herbert Thomas

Case from Camden, NJ dated Oct 27, 2016

Victim Details

Herbert Thomas

Male

Camden

NJ

2016-10-27

18

Herbert

Thomas

07/04/2026

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In the autumn of 2016, a young man's life was cut short on the streets of Camden, New Jersey. Herbert Thomas, an 18-year-old male, was fatally wounded by gunfire on the evening of Thursday, October 27, 2016. The incident marked him as the city's second homicide victim in a span of just 24 hours, contributing to a wave of violence that troubled the community.

Sources available at the time of the event indicated that the shooting was being investigated by the Camden County Prosecutor's Offi ...
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  • NJ.com: Camden man, 18, is city's 2nd homicide victim in 24 hours
  • Two men dead in Camden shootings - Courier-Post
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