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City police responded to a ShotSpotter alert on the 1100 block of Monroe Avenue just after 10 p.m., according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. When officers arrived, they found two men with gunshot wounds at the scene.
Kevin Gayle, Jr., 37, of Marmora was unresponsive. He was rushed to AtlantiCare Medical Center, City Division, and was pronounced dead at the hospital.
A 24-year-old Atlantic City man was also taken to the hospital in the shooting. He was treated for his gunshot wound and released.
This was the second deadly shooting in the city over the weekend. A 16-year-old boy also died after a double shooting on Atlantic Avenue early in the morning on Saturday, Jan. 6.
No arrests have been made in the shooting, which is being investigated by the major crimes unit for the county prosecutor’s office and the Atlantic City Police Department Violent Crimes Unit.
Anyone with information about the shooting should call the prosecutor's office at 609-909-7666 or file an anonymous tip online at ACPO.tips. You can also contact Crimestoppers of Atlantic County at 609-652-1234, 1-800-658-8477, or on the group's website.
The official cause of death for Gayle Jr. is pending an autopsy by the South Regional Medical Examiner’s Office.
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