Pleasantville Man Identified as Victim of Monday’s Shooting

Authorities have identified a Pleasantville man as the person shot in the head and killed on a local street Sunday afternoon.

Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain says Equallie M. Bumpass, 36, died of multiple gunshot wounds. The incident was first reported to police Sunday afternoon, just after 1:30. Police found Bumpass lying in the road on Greenfield Avenue.

Bumpass was pronounced dead at the hospital shortly after arrival.

An investigation is underway. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at 609-909-7666 or the Pleasantville Police Department at (609) 641-6100.