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Berlin Borough Man Arrested & Charged In Connection With Shooting Near Rutgers-Camden Campus; Victim & Suspect Were Not Students

A 36-year-old Pine Hill man had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was dropped off at Cooper University Hospital in a private vehicle.

A Berlin Borough man has been arrested and charged in connection with the shooting of a man near the Rutgers University-Camden campus, announced Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay, Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez, and Rutgers University Police Department Acting Chief Linne Getsinger.

On February 13, 2024, at approximately 2:00 p.m., officers from the Camden County Police Department responded to Cooper University Hospital for a report of a gunshot victim.

Upon arrival, officers learned that the victim, a 36-year-old Pine Hill man, had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was dropped off at the hospital in a private vehicle. During the investigation, it was determined that the shooting occurred on the 300 block of Lawrence Street, which runs through the Rutgers-Camden campus.

Neither the victim nor the suspect were students.

On February 14, 2024, Malcolm Jordan, 33, was charged with first-degree Attempted Murder following an investigation by detectives from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit, Camden County Police Department Shooting Response Team, and Rutgers University Police Department. He was also charged with second-degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, second-degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, second-degree Certain Persons Not to Possess Weapons, and fourth-degree Aggravated Assault by Pointing a Firearm.

On February 16, 2024, Jordan was apprehended in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force – Camden Division and the U.S. Marshals Service Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force – Philadelphia Division. He will be held at a correctional facility in Philadelphia pending an extradition hearing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Ryan Durham of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at (856) 225-5127, Detective Brian Ford of the Camden County Police Department at (609) 519-6927, and Sergeant Jason Ronca of the Rutgers University Police Department at (856) 225-6111.

Tips can also be sent to CAMDEN.TIPS.

The Rutgers University Police Department reminds you to take reasonable safety precautions, including:

  • Stay alert and attuned to people and circumstances around you;
  • Report suspicious activity or persons to the police immediately;
  • Keep your vehicle locked, secured and do not store your key fob inside the vehicle.
  • Do not leave valuables in plain view inside your vehicle; and
  • Avoid isolated or dark areas.

The Rutgers University Police Department provides escorts to students, faculty and staff upon request.

The escorts provide our community with personalized service to their vehicles, campus residence or the University’s mass transit system.

In order to request a security escort, contact the police communications center at (732) 932-7211.

For more crime prevention information please visit the Rutgers Public Safety website at https://ipo.rutgers.edu/publicsafety/crime-prevention.

All individuals charged with crimes are presumed innocent until proven otherwise beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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