On January 5, 2024, at approximately 10:48 pm, the Atlantic City Police
Department responded to the 3300 block of Atlantic Avenue in Atlantic City in reference to a
disturbance involving numerous individuals and possible shots fired. Officers arrived and
located two juvenile males on the sidewalk and roadway who had gunshot wounds. The first
juvenile is a 16-year-old male from Atlantic City identified as A.C. He was treated at
AtlantiCare Medical Center, city division for a gunshot wound to the leg and released from the
hospital after a few hours. The second juvenile is a 14-year-old male from Atlantic City. He was transported to AtlantiCare Medical Center, city division for a gunshot to the head. He succumbed from his injuries on January 6, 2024 at 3:27pm. The cause and manner of death are pending an autopsy by the South Regional Medical Examiner’s Office.