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Camden man, 22, charged in murder of another city man

A 22-year-old Camden man has been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal shooting in the city last month, Camden authorities said Friday.

A 22-year-old Camden man has been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal shooting in the city last month, Camden authorities said Friday.

Tashad Henry was charged with murder in the death of 48-year-old Walter Davis, also of Camden, the County Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.

Authorities said a second suspect is still being sought.

About 11:15 p.m. June 29, county police found Davis, suffering from gunshot wounds, on the 300 block of Sycamore Street. He was taken to Cooper University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after.

Authorities said Henry was taken into custody in Bridgeton, Cumberland County, by the U.S. Marshals Service's Regional Fugitive Task Force about 9 p.m. Thursday.

They asked anyone with information on the shooting to contact Prosecutor's Office Detective Michael Rhoads at 856-225-8561 or Police Detective Mark Lee at 856-757-7420.

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