MAYS LANDING- An Atlantic City man has pleaded guilty in connection to the August 9, 2018, fatal shooting of a 17-year-old male, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced.
Officials say on January 31, Rashaad Norwood, 22, pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter before the Honorable Bernard Delury, Jr. P.J. Cr., for fatally shooting a 17-year-old male (M.M.) outside of the Carolina Apartment complex in Atlantic City on August 9, 2018, in broad daylight.
Norwood’s guilty plea calls for 25 years in New Jersey State Prison subject to the No Early Release Act (NERA) with an 85% period of parole ineligibility.
Norwood’s sentencing date is scheduled for March 12.
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, Major Crimes Unit, responded to 141 N. Tennessee Ave., Atlantic City, at 1 p.m., on August 9, 2018, for the investigation of the shooting of a male according to officials.