Late Sunday night, Atlantic City Police received a ShotSpotter alert for multiple gunshots in the area of the
1100 block of Monroe Avenue. Officers arrived at the scene and located two individuals
with gunshot wounds. Kevin Gayle Jr., 37, of Marmora was unresponsive with a
gunshot wound. He was transported to AtlantiCare Medical Center, city division, where
he was pronounced deceased. Lyndon Russell Jr., 24, of Atlantic City was also
located with a gunshot wound. He was transported to AtlantiCare Medical Center, city
division where he was treated and admitted to the hospital. The cause and manner of
death for Gayle is pending an autopsy by the South Regional Medical Examiner’s
Office. This incident is being investigated by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office’s Major
Crimes Unit and the Atlantic City Police Department Violent Crimes Unit.