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Brother shot sister dead on front steps of NJ home before turning gun on himself

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Daniel Lopez, 60, shot his sister Janet Camacho on the front steps of her home in Pennsauken, New Jersey, before committing suicide inside the house around 9 a.m. Wednesday. Police found Camacho dead outside when they responded to reports of shots fired and an armed suspect; she was taken to Cooper University Hospital but died shortly after arrival. Lopez was discovered deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound nearly two hours later by police using a robotic dog. Surveillance footage showing the incident has been deemed too graphic for public broadcast, though it aids in confirming details provided by authorities and neighbors who expressed shock at the event’s brutality.

Written by AI on 2026-09-17, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On Wednesday morning around 9 a.m., police were called to a report of shots fired and an armed individual at a home on Bethel Avenue in Pennsauken, New Jersey. When they arrived, they found Janet Camacho dead on the front steps from gunshot wounds. She was taken to Cooper University Hospital where she was declared deceased shortly after arrival.

Inside the house, police deployed a robotic dog and discovered Daniel Lopez, 60, also dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound approximately 90 minutes later. The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office has classified the incident as a murder-suicide, although the motive behind the attack remains under investigation. Surveillance footage showing the shooting was obtained by WPVI but deemed too graphic for broadcast.

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A crazed brother gunned down his sister in a murder suicide that started outside a New Jersey home, according to authorities. uncertain

that → gun → authorities

Daniel Lopez, 60, shot his sister, Janet Camacho, and left her to die on the front steps of a Pennsauken home in southern New Jersey Wednesday morning before he turned the gun on himself, according to the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office. Police were called to a report of shots fired and a man armed with a handgun at a home on Bethel Avenue around 9 a.m. When cops arrived, they found Camacho on the stoop. uncertain

they → shoot → stoop

She was rushed to Cooper University Hospital where she was declared dead shortly after, officials said. asserted

officials → rush → Hospital

Authorities established a perimeter around the residence, and were seen escorting neighbors out of their homes, WPVI reported. asserted

WPVI → establish → homes

Police deployed a robotic dog and located Lopez inside the home dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound about 90 minutes after the initial call. asserted

Police → deploy → call

Officials determined the incident to be a murder suicide, although the motive remains under investigation. asserted

motive → determine → investigation

Surveillance footage obtained by WPVI, which the outlet determined was too graphic to air, reportedly shows the shooting and then a man pacing outside of the home. uncertain

outlet → obtain → home

Neighbor Michelle Jimenez said Lopez had been a close family friend. asserted

Lopez → say → ?

“We used to invite him a lot for family parties. asserted

We → use → parties

He would bake stuff for me and my siblings,” Jimenez told WPVI. asserted

Jimenez → bake → WPVI

I didn’t believe it,” Jimenez said. asserted

Jimenez → believe → it

Brother shot sister dead on front steps of NJ home before turning gun on himself

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