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On Friday, March 31, at about 5:15 p.m., Atlantic City police officers Adrian Nunez-Santos and Riley Flynn were patrolling the 500 block of north South Carolina Avenue when they observed Michael Aybar-Fernandez standing in front of an apartment building. Police attempted to stop him as part of a criminal investigation. Aybar-Fernandez immediately retreated into the apartment building, police said.
Officers Julian Monsalve and Atiqul Islam saw Aybar-Fernandez walking in the rear of the apartment building and attempted to stop him. Aybar-Fernandez began to run, and a brief foot chase ensued, police said.
Officers said they saw Aybar-Fernandez throw a handgun onto the rooftop of a maintenance building. Aybar-Fernandez was arrested a short distance away, they said.
Officers subsequently found a loaded handgun that was fitted with a high-capacity magazine and hollow point bullets on the roof of the maintenance building, they said.
Aybar-Fernandez was charged with weapons offenses. He was being held in the Atlantic County Justice Facility.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Atlantic City Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Section at 609-347-5766 or text anonymously to tip411 (847411). Begin the text with ACPD.
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