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Man killed, two others wounded in Pleasantville shooting

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A Pleasantville man was killed and two teens wounded in a shooting late Thursday afternoon.
The shooting happened in the 100 block of Linden Avenue just before 3 p.m., BreakingAC had confirmed.
The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office is investigating.
Pleasantville police arrived to find Maurice Hampton, 26, dead, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon Tyner announced Friday.
Autopsy results were expected later in the day.
Hampton is known by the name Abdul Hamid.
Two 18 year-olds from Pleasantville were taken to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center's City Campus.
They were identified as Messiah Burton and Shilameen Henderson.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit at 609-909-7800 or Pleasantville police at 609-641-6100.

Note: This story originally ran April 8, 2021. It has been updated with information from the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office, including the names of the victims.

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