35 year old Jahlil Boston, of Egg Harbor City pleaded guilty to first degree aggravated manslaughter.
Boston agreed to serve 28 years in New Jersey State Prison. On March 18, 2023, members of the Atlantic City Police Department responded to the 1900 block of the Atlantic City Boardwalk for reports of a male shot. Upon officers’ arrival, a 34-yearold male was located suffering from a gunshot wound and was pronounced deceased on scene. Surveillance footage captured the shooting incident. Later that night, Boston was apprehended a few blocks away from the scene in possession of the handgun used to shoot the victim.
Boston remains incarcerated in the Atlantic County Justice Facility. He is scheduled to be
sentenced on March 12, 2025.