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Teen shot and killed in Pleasantville

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A Pleasantville teenager was fatally shot in town Tuesday night.
Police were called to the 300 block of Edgeley Avenue at 10:14 p.m., Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon Tyner said.
The Major Crimes Unit responded as well.
Byron Jones, 18, was located at the scene with multiple gunshot wounds.
An autopsy is scheduled to be completed Wednesday.
Jones leaves behind a daughter who turns 1 later this month.
The shooting happened just hours after an earlier incident in the city in which several vehicles and a residence were struck. There were no reported victims.

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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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