2006 Media Releases:

CAMDEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
JAMES P. LYNCH, ACTING CAMDEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR
MEDIA INFORMATION

May 8, 2006

Acting Camden County Prosecutor James P. Lynch and Camden Police Executive Robert L. Stewart reported that homicide detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of a Philadelphia resident on Friday, May 5, 2006, in Camden, N.J.

Camden Police responded to a report of a man shot at 11:38 a.m. on Friday and arrived to find the victim, later identified as Donshea L. Horsey, 22, of Philadelphia, lying on Louis Street near the intersection with Chase Street. Horsey had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was transported to Cooper University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:38 p.m. A name and age of the victim initially provided to officers was later determined to be false.

Investigation indicates that Horsey got into a fistfight with another male. While the two were fighting, a third male approached on foot, fired a handgun at Horsey and fled on foot. It is not known what led to the fistfight and the motive for the shooting is likewise unknown.

Anyone with information is urged to call Prosecutor’s Office Investigator James Bruno at (856) 225-8400 or Camden Police Detective Isidoro Reyes at (856) 757-7420.