2006 Media Releases:

CAMDEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
VINCENT P. SARUBBI, CAMDEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR
MEDIA   INFORMATION

March 8, 2006

Camden County Prosecutor Vincent P. Sarubbi and Camden Police Executive Robert L. Stewart reported today that a city man was shot to death last night, Tuesday, March 7, in Camden, N.J

Camden Police responded to a 7:16 p.m. call reporting shots fired near the intersection of Westfield and Rosedale avenues in the city’s East Camden section. Officers arrived to find the victim lying in a parking lot near the intersection. The victim was later identified as Mario Garcia, 29, of Camden. He had suffered at least one gunshot wound and was dead at the scene. An autopsy is scheduled for later today.

No arrests have been made and the motive for the shooting is unclear. An investigation by the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and Camden Police is continuing.

Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call the Homicide Unit of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office at (856) 225-8400 or Camden Police Detectives at (856) 757-7420.