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Atlantic City Man, 28, Charged In Shooting Death: Prosecutor

A 28-year-old Atlantic City man has been charged in the shooting death of a woman, authorities said.

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Atlantic City police

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Lester Robinson was charged with conspiracy to commit murder and several weapons offenses in the alleged slaying of Malikah McLaughlin, 26, of Atlantic City.

Robinson was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 31 without incident and was being held in the Atlantic County Justice Facility.

On Sunday, Aug. 28 at 1:09 a.m., Atlantic City police responded to a 911 call for a shooting on South Bellevue Avenue. Officers found Malikah McLaughlin laying on the street unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds. She was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. 

This was a cooperative investigation between the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office and the Atlantic City Police Department.

Anyone with information on this matter is asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office at 609-909-7800 or go to the Prosecutor’s Office Web site at https://www.acpo.org/forms/tips-crimereporting/. People can also call Crime Stoppers at 609-652-1234 or 1-800-658-8477 (TIPS) or visit the Crime Stoppers Website at http://www.crimestoppersatlantic.com/. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards for information leading to the arrest and indictment of those who commit crimes in Atlantic County.

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