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Deadly Shooting at South Jersey Apartments

Gunfire claimed the life of a man in South Jersey.

The shooting took place near Seagrass Cove apartment complex in Pleasantville, Atlantic County on Thursday evening.

When officers arrived around 8:30 p.m. they found 21-year-old Bilal Salaam suffering from a gunshot wound, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.

The Galloway Township man died a short time later.

Police said there were more gunshots later in the evening that struck at least two homes on Alder Avenue.

Copyright AP - Associated Press
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