Fugitive arrested in killing of Atlantic City woman

A Woodbine man wanted in the killing of an Atlantic City woman last summer was arrested Friday.

Phillip Hayes, 36, has been a fugitive since Oct. 5, when a warrant was issued for his arrest in the killing of Malikah McLaughlin.

McLaughlin, 26, was walking in the first block of South Bellevue Avenue just after 1 a.m. Aug. 28, when she was gunned down by a man who then fled in a car with two others.

A residence’s Xfinity camera captured the shooting. BreakingAC has not shared the video out of respect for the victim’s loved ones.

Hayes and his four co-defendants were indicted in December.

Hayes, along with Lester Robinson and Quamel Shaffer face charges including murder, conspiracy to commit murder and weapons offenses.

Monica Gonzalez and Quatasia Harrington were indicted for third-degree hindering apprehension.

Robinson was the first to be arrested. He was wounded in the shooting, when someone opened fire on the fleeing vehicle.

Schaffer, 30, of Millville, was arrested in October, BreakingAC previously reported.

When McLaughlin was killed, Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small said he has lifelong relationships with McLaughlin’s parents and their families.

“I assured them that our Police Department will work relentlessly to solve this crime,” he told BreakingAC at the time.

McLaughlin’s younger brother, Michael McLaughlin, was also a victim of violence.

He was just 17 when he was shot in the back as he fled a dice game gone wrong.

Rashaad Norwood is serving a 25-year sentence for the crime.