MAYS LANDING- An Atlantic City man was shot and killed Tuesday evening, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced.
At 9:18 p.m., Atlantic City Police Department received a 911 call for reports of shots fired in the area of the 1800 block of Lincoln Avenue and simultaneously a ShotSpotter alert was received for the same area.
When officers arrived at the scene, Anthony S. McCrae, 28, was found with gunshot wounds at the 1800 block of Lincoln Avenue. McCrae was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus, where he was pronounced dead by Dr. Raymond Talucci at 9:39 p.m.
An autopsy was completed today and the cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death is homicide.
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Atlantic City Police Department continue the investigation.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at 609-909-7666. Witnesses may also contact the Atlantic City Police Department Investigations Division at (609)-347-5766.
Anyone with information involving serious crimes is asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office at (609) 909-7800 or go to the Prosecutor’s Office Web site at http://www.acpo.org/tips.html and provide information by filling out the form anonymously on the Submit a Tip page. 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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