Tashad Henry was arraigned Friday on charges related to the June 29 fatal shooting of Walter Davis.
CAMDEN -- A Camden man was arraigned Friday for the June 29 fatal shooting of 48-year-old Walter Davis -- while a second suspect is still being sought, according to authorities.
The U.S. Marshals Service Regional Task Force arrested 22-year-old Tashad Henry in Bridgeton Thursday around 9 p.m. and he appeared Friday in Camden County Courthouse to be arraigned on a murder charge. The second suspect in the shooting has been identified as Stonwin Gouche.
Davis was found lying on the ground on June 29 in the area of 3rd and Sycamore streets in Camden at 11:18 p.m. He was transported to Cooper University Hospital in Camden and pronounced dead at 11:28 p.m. The cause of death was determined to be homicide due to multiple gunshot wounds to the head.
While in court Friday during his arraignment, Henry confessed to being in a fight with Davis but claimed the shooter was another person.
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The investigation led to surveillance camera footage from the area showing two men getting into a fight with Davis at 11:12 p.m. The suspects on the video were a black male with a thin build, short hair, a white T-shirt and dark shorts, and a second black male with a thin build, a long ponytail, a white tank top and jean shorts. Police were able to get images of the suspects' faces from a camera at a local business, where they stopped by before the fight occurred.
One witness told police that both men matching the suspects walked from the business toward the 300 block of Sycamore Street and then there was a report of gunfire. Afterward, both men walked away from the scene.
Another witness told police about two men approaching Davis before the fight -- ultimately being able to identify the suspects as Henry and Gouche.
Henry was held in Camden County Jail in lieu of $1.5 million bail. Judge John Kelley granted the prosecutor office's request for a higher bail due to Henry's prior arrest history -- two felonies for selling drugs in a school zone and aggravated assault, a failure to appear in court warrant and a citation for driving without a license.
Anyone with information about the shooting of Gouche is asked to contact Camden County Prosecutor's Office Det. Michael Rhoads by calling 856-225-8561 or Camden County Police Det. Mark Lee by calling 856-757-7420. Information can also by submitted by email to ccpotips@ccprosecutor.org.
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