Atlantic City police are looking for help finding a man wanted in a shooting that wounded a woman inside a home with several children.
Tyquan McClarin-Lamar, 25, is accused of four counts of aggravated assault in the incident that happened Tuesday night in the 100 block of N. North Carolina Avenue.
Police were called to the apartment at 5:24 p.m. and found the 23-year-old woman with a gunshot wound, Lt. Kevin Fair said.
She was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center's City Campus for her injury, which was not considered life-threatening.
McClarin-Lamar came to the home and got in a fight with a man inside, according to an investigation by Violent Crimes detectives.
During the fight, McClarin-Lamar pulled out a handgun and fired a shot that struck the woman, Fair said.
Both McClarin-Lamar and the other unnamed man fled before officers arrived, according to the report.
Three small children were present at the time, Fair said.
He is additionally charged with weapons offenses, including possession by a convicted felon along with three counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
Anyone with information about the whereabouts of McClarin-Lamar or additional information regarding the incident is urged to contact the Atlantic City Police Department Violent Crimes Unit at 609-347-5766. Information can be text to tip411 (847411). Begin the text with ACPD. All texts are anonymous.
