Camden, NJ – A Camden man has been arrested and charged in reference to a fatal shooting in the city on Sunday night, reported Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez.
Neftalie Sanabria, 40, is charged with 1st-degree Murder in the death of 32-year-old Joshua Cruz of Camden. He is also charged with 2nd-degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, 2nd-degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, and 2nd-degree Certain Persons Not to Possess Firearms.
On Sunday, October 12, 2025, at approximately 8:53 p.m., officers from the Camden County Police Department responded to the 2500 block of Baird Boulevard in reference to a person shot. Upon arrival, officers located a gunshot victim, identified as Cruz. The victim was transported to Cooper University Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased at approximately 9:34 p.m.
During the investigation, detectives from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and Camden County Police Department determined Sanabria was the individual responsible for shooting Cruz.
Sanabria was taken into custody in Camden on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, by the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force – Camden Division. He was remanded to the Camden County Correctional Facility.
Anyone with information is urged to call Detective Vincent Russomanno of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit at (856) 225-8669 and Detective Andrew Mogck of the Camden County Police Department at (609) 519-8588. Tips can also be sent to CAMDEN.TIPS.
All individuals charged with crimes are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.