Prosecutor: Man Shot And Killed In Atlantic City, New Jersey

The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed that an Atlantic City, New Jersey man was shot and killed in The World’s Playground.

Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Statement On The Shooting

On Sunday, July 6, 2025, at approximately 11:20 p.m., the Atlantic City Police Department received a 911 call from a motorist reporting a male down in the area of 1400 N. Albany Avenue, on the overpass of Route 40 leading to the Atlantic City High School. Officers arrived and located Vaughn Lyons, 43, of Atlantic City, unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds. Lyons was pronounced deceased at the scene. The Southern Regional Medical Examiner's Office performed an autopsy on Lyons. The cause of death was determined to be multiple gunshot wounds, said the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office.

Manner Of Death Is A Homicide

Atlantic City, New Jersey nearly made it through half of 2025 without a shooting homicide.

This is now the second shooting homicide in Atlantic City in the past several weeks.

The Shooting Death Investigation

Is being handled by the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office's Major Crimes Unit and the Atlantic City Police Department's Violent Crimes Unit.

If You Have information About This Incident

You can reach out to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office's Major Crimes Unit at (609) 909-7666 or go to the Prosecutor's Office Website at http://www.acpo.tips

You can submit your information anonymously on a tip page that is provided on the above website.

Atlantic County Crime Stoppers & Possible Reward

You can reach Crime Stoppers at (609) 652-1234 or 1-800-658-8477 (TIPS) or go to the Crime Stoppers Website at http://www.crimestoppersatlantic.com/

A cash reward may be yours for providing information that leads to the arrest and indictment of those who commit crimes in Atlantic County.

SOURCE: Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office.

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