According to the Atlantic City Police Department, just after 9:15 Christmas Day night, officers responded to the 1700 block of Atlantic Avenue for a report of a fight. As officers were responding, they received a ShotSpotter alert. Once on scene, cops found a 17-year-old man from Vineland suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center-City Division for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
Police say an investigation by detectives led to two suspects being identified. A flyer was spread department-wide and within four hours both males, one 15-year-old and the other 16, were in custody; both were located in the same block as the shooting.
Cops in Atlantic City are asking for your help as they search for an 18-year-old man who is wanted in connection to a shooting in the city about two months ago.
An investigation conducted by ACPD detectives of the Violent Crimes Unit led to Yasin Sanders of Atlantic City being charged for his involvement in a shooting that occurred on October 23rd.
Cops say on that night, officers responded to the 400 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard after they received a ShotSpotter alert. They arrived to find a 25-year-old woman from Atlantic City with a graze wound.
An investigation revealed that two guns were fired during the incident one by Sanders and another by a 15-year-old male from Brigantine. The juvenile male is already in custody on an unrelated matter and was served his charges. Sanders has not been arrested and is being sought.
An investigation conducted by detectives of the Violent Crimes Unit led to Antwan Harper being criminally charged for his involvement in the incident that occurred on November 13, 2020. During an altercation, Harper stabbed the victim, 38, of Atlantic City, before shooting him. The victim was transported to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division for treatment of his non-life-threatening injuries.
Antwan Harper has been charged by police with two counts each of aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon, and certain person not to possess a weapon.
Antwan Harper of Atlantic City - Graphic: Atlantic City Police Department
An investigation conducted by detectives of the Violent Crimes Unit led to Antwan Harper being criminally charged for his involvement in the incident that occurred on November 13, 2020. During an altercation, Harper stabbed the victim, 38, of Atlantic City, before shooting him. The victim was transported to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division for treatment of his non-life-threatening injuries.
Antwan Harper has been charged by police with two counts each of aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon, and certain person not to possess a weapon.
Antwan Harper of Atlantic City - Graphic: Atlantic City Police Department
A Vineland man wanted for his involvement in an August shooting in Atlantic City has been arrested.
Police say 35-year-old Andre Alexander of Vineland was arrested last Saturday without incident in the first block of South Texas Avenue in Atlantic City.
According to police, Alexander was wanted for shooting a man on the afternoon of August 3rd. In that incident, officers responded to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center-City Division in reference to a man that had walked into the hospital with a gunshot wound. The 22-year-old victim from Philadelphia, who sustained a non-life threatening injury, was shot during an altercation in the 3100 block of Pacific Avenue.