50 year old Umar Abdullah of Atlantic City has been sentenced to an aggregate of
seventy years in New Jersey State Prison for murder and weapons offenses following his June trial
conviction for murder and other counts. On October 10, 2021, shortly after 4:00 A.M., Atlantic City Police Department officers and Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office detectives responded to the Cassino Hotel in the Ducktown neighborhood of Atlantic City in response to a male that had been shot. Officers and paramedics attempted life-saving efforts for the victim, identified as Mark Wright, 35, of Atlantic City, who suffered three gunshot wounds. The victim was pronounced deceased on scene.