A man has been charged and the victim has been identified in the Atlantic City Boardwalk shooting that occurred early Saturday morning.
Jahlil Boston, 34, has been arrested and charged in the shooting of Eric Wynn, 34, according to police.
Boston, of Egg Harbor City, has been charged with murder, unlawful possession of a weapon along with other related charges, police said.
At approximately 1:55 a.m. Saturday morning, the Atlantic City Police Department responded to a report of a gunshot victim in the area of the 1900 block of the Atlantic City boardwalk.
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Responding officers found Wynn suffering from a gunshot wound and he was subsequently pronounced dead, police said.
Atlantic City Police were able to arrest Boston within minutes of the shooting in possession of a loaded semi-automatic firearm.
Police investigation further revealed that Boston and Wynn knew each other, and this shooting was not a random act of violence.
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Officials have not yet provided details of a motive for the shooting.
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