The man shot and killed Thursday in a domestic related incident at the “The Walk” has been identified, Atlantic County Acting Prosecutor Diane M. Ruberton announced.
The Atlantic City Police Department, the New Jersey State Police and the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office responded to “The Walk,” at approximately 12 Thursday afternoon, where a man was discovered shot in the Zumiez Store at The Walk.
The male - later identified as Christopher Romero, 26 of Absecon - was transported to the Atlantic Care Regional Medical Center, City Division where he was pronounced dead.
The shooter - later identified as Luis Maisonet, 55, of Somers Point - at some point, after the fatal shooting, turned the gun on himself and fired one round into his own torso.
Off-Duty Sgt. Christopher Cummings was in close proximity to Maisonet when he attempted to disarm the him. He managed to wrestle the firearm from the gunman before he could inflict any further harm upon himself or anyone else. He was ultimately taken into custody and transported to the hospital where he remains in critical condition.
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Atlantic City Police Department continue to investigate the matter and no additional details are being released at this time.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at (609) 909-7666.