An Atlantic City man has been identified as the victim in a shooting Monday night.
Timothy Council Jr., 27, was wounded in a shooting just before 11 p.m., according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office.
The ShotSpotter audio gunshot-detection system at 655 Absecon Blvd., at the High Gate.
Council was taken to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center’s City Campus, where he was pronounced dead.
Atlantic County Prosecutor William Reynolds was on the scene, as were members of the Major Crimes Unit and Atlantic City police, who are jointly investigating the killing.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Prosecutor’s Office at (609) 909-7800 or go to the Prosecutor’s Office website at www.acpo.org/forms/tips-crimereporting/ and provide information by filling out the form anonymously on the Submit a Tip page. Information may also be texted anonymously to tip411 (847411) beginning the text with ACPD or by calling Crime Stoppers at (609) 652-1234.
NOTE: This story has been updated to include the victim’s name and other details.
