26-Year-Old Woman Shot and Killed in Atlantic City

26-Year-Old Woman Shot and Killed in Atlantic City
Aerial View of Atlantic City New Jersey showing the casino strip along the world famous boardwalk., the closed Bader Field, also known as Atlantic City Municipal Airport and Bernie Robbins Stadium, originally known as The Sandcastle in the lower left corner. © Anthony Aneese Totah Jr | Dreamstime.com

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – The Atlantic City Police Department and the Atlantic County Major Crimes Unit are investigating the fatal shooting of a woman on South Bellevue Avenue on Sunday.

According to police,  at approximately 1:09 a.m., the Atlantic City Police Department responded to a 911 call in reference to a shooting on the unit block South Bellevue Avenue.

“Officers located a female gunshot victim. The female was subsequently pronounced deceased.  The female was identified as 26-year-old Malikah McLaughlin of Atlantic City, NJ.  This remains an active investigation,” police said in a statement.

Anyone with information involving this incident is asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office at 609-909-7800.