Atlantic City Police Department
The Atlantic City Police Department arrested a juvenile male with a handgun following an alert for gunfire.
It was at 9:53 p.m. April 19 that patrol officers responded to the 1100-block of Baltic Avenue in response to a ShotSpotter alert. Officers found evidence of gunfire but no injuries were reported.
Officers Christopher Campbell and Brandon Solano were patrolling the area looking for a possible suspect when they located the 17-year-old male. As the officers exited their vehicle, the juvenile fled but was quickly apprehended. He was found to be in possession of a loaded handgun.
The Atlantic City suspect’s name was withheld because he is a juvenile.
He was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of weapon for an unlawful purpose, and obstruction of justice, and was remanded to the Harborfields Detention Facility in Egg Harbor City.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact the Atlantic City Police Department Criminal Investigations Section at 609-347-5766 or submit a text anonymously to tip411 (847411). Begin the text with ACPD.
The charges are merely an accusation and not proof of guilt. In all criminal cases, a charged defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
