6 years later, man pleads guilty to Atlantic City, NJ, homicide

Nearly six years after the incident, a man from Cumberland County has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a man in Atlantic City who was not his intended target.

Leon Green of Millville Pleads Guilty

The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office says on Friday morning in Superior Court, 33-year-old Leon Green of Millville entered a plea in connection to the death of 22-year-old Yusef Abdullah.

The agreement calls for Green to serve 30 years in state prison; he will need to serve just over 25 years before becoming eligible for parole.

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2018 Homicide at Fox Manor Hotel

Authorities say on June 1, 2018, Green entered the Fox Manor Hotel on Pacific Avenue in Atlantic City armed with a loaded handgun, which he fired into a crowded lobby.

Abdullah, who was not the intended target of the shooting, was wounded and died weeks later.

Green was arrested a few days later while walking on Iowa Avenue in Atlantic City.

Shortly after the shooting, city officials forced the Fox Manor Hotel, known as one of Atlantic City's most crime-ridden hotels, to close permanently.

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Green is scheduled to be sentenced on May 2nd.

This case was investigated by the Atlantic City Police Department and the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit.