Authorities have released the identity of a 31-year-old man shot and killed Friday night in Atlantic City.
Atlantic City Police responded Friday at approximately 10:15 p.m. to the 800 block of N. Virginia Avenue, Atlantic City, for a 9-1-1 report of a man down.
Atlantic City EMS personnel and AtlanticCare paramedics also responded to the scene.
Upon arrival, emergency responders found an unresponsive male, later identified as David Blackwell Jr., 31-years-old, of Hammonton, the victim of a shooting.
Blackwell succumbed to his injury, and was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:45 p.m.
Detectives of 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.