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Atlantic City man charged in fatal shooting

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A 22-year-old man has been charged in a killing inside an Atlantic City hotel.
Keshawn Faulkner, of Atlantic City is accused of fatally shooting Wayne Brown during a robbery inside the Madison Hotel, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon Tyner said Sunday.
Brown, of a man found dead Wednesday fatal shooting of Wayne Brown, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced.
Brown, 25, was found shot Wednesday on the 11th floor of the hotel on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
Faulkner is charged with felony murder, robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm, Tyner said.
He was taken into custody Sunday afternoon and taken to the Atlantic County Justice Facility.
The investigation by the Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit and Atlantic City police is continuing.

Anyone with information involving serious crimes is asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office at 609-909-7800 or go to the Prosecutor’s Office Web site at http://www.acpo.org/tips.html and provide information by filling out the form anonymously on the Submit a Tip page. People can also call Crime Stoppers at 609-652-1234 or 1-800-658-8477 (TIPS) or visit the Crime Stoppers Website at http://www.crimestoppersatlantic.com/. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards for information leading to the arrest and indictment of those who commit crimes in Atlantic County.

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Lynda Cohen

BreakingAC founder who previously worked in newspapers for more than two decades. She is an NJPA award-winner and was a Stories of Atlantic City fellow.

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