On the afternoon of New Year's Eve in 2013, tragedy struck on a street in Camden, New Jersey, abruptly ending the life of 31-year-old Jorge Chavis. In the broad daylight of approximately 12:15 p.m., Chavis and another man, 23-year-old James Anderson, also of Camden, were fatally shot in the Gateway neighborhood. The incident occurred on the 700 block of Division Street, where both men were found deceased by the time law enforcement arrived.
The brazen midday shooting marked the final
homicides of a violent year for the city. Investigators at the time released a description of a potential suspect, indicating they were searching for a gunman who was seen wearing a black ski mask. The motive for the double homicide was not definitively established in the immediate aftermath, though authorities suggested that the killings may have been drug-related.
In the days that followed, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and the Camden Police Department urged the public to come forward with any information that might lead to an arrest. They provided contact information for the detectives assigned to the case, hoping for a break that would bring clarity to the violent deaths of the two men. Despite the public appeal for information and the initial description of a suspect, there have been no subsequent online reports detailing any arrests or the identification of a specific individual responsible for the deaths of Jorge Chavis and James Anderson.
