A quiet New Jersey neighborhood was rocked by tragedy Wednesday morning when a man allegedly shot and killed his sister outside a home before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside the residence, authorities said.
Pennsauken police were called to the 4400 block of Bethel Avenue around 9:01 a.m. on Sept. 16 after receiving reports of a shooting and a man armed with a handgun at the home.
When officers arrived, they found 59-year-old Janet Camacho suffering from a gunshot wound on the front steps.
Camacho was rushed to Cooper University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at approximately 9:38 a.m., according to the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office.
Police quickly surrounded the residence and established a perimeter while members of the Camden County Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team moved into position.
Nearby residents were seen being escorted away from the area as heavily armed officers secured the scene.
A robotic dog was also deployed and entered the property through the garage as authorities worked to determine whether the armed suspect was still alive inside.
At approximately 10:37 a.m., officers entered the residence and found Camacho’s brother, 60-year-old Daniel Lopez, dead from what prosecutors described as a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
He was pronounced dead minutes later.
Investigators have classified the deaths as a murder-suicide.
The incident created an intense police response lasting roughly 90 minutes and brought armored vehicles, tactical officers and emergency crews into the normally quiet residential neighborhood.
Surveillance footage obtained by 6ABC reportedly captured the shooting and showed a man pacing outside the house afterward, though the station said the footage was too graphic to broadcast.
Neighbors said the killings were difficult to comprehend.
“This is so rare. This doesn’t happen here,” resident Ozzie Marrero told 6ABC.
Another neighbor, Michelle Jimenez, said Lopez had been close with her family for years and was someone they regularly invited to family gatherings.
“He was always nice,” Jimenez told the station, adding that he would sometimes bake things for her and her siblings.
She said learning about the shooting left her stunned.
“It was just shocking to me. I didn’t believe it.”
Authorities have not publicly revealed what may have led to the shooting.
Prosecutors also have not said whether either sibling lived at the home where the deaths occurred.
The investigation remains active.
