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Man fatally shot in Atlantic City hotel

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A man was fatally shot in Atlantic City on Wednesday morning has been identified.
Police were called to the Madison Hotel on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at 11:45 a.m. for the report of a shooting, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon Tyner said.
Wayne Brown, 25, was found on the 11th floor with an apparent gunshot wound, according to the report.
The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit and Atlantic City police are investigating.

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.

Note: This story was originally published Aug. 12. It has been updated to include the victim's name and age.

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Lynda Cohen

Lynda Cohen founded BreakingAC after working as a local newspaper reporter for more than two decades. She is an NJPA award-winner and was a Stories of Atlantic City fellow.

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