Investigation Underway in Connection With Fatal Shooting in Atlantic City

The Atlantic County Prosecutors Office Major Crimes Unit and Atlantic City Police Department Violent Crimes Unit are cooperatively investigating the fatal shooting of a man late Thursday evening.

On March 16, 2023, at approximately 10:40 pm, the Atlantic City Police Department responded to reports of a shooting on the unit block of S. Texas Avenue. Officers located a male who was suffering from gunshot wounds. The individual has been identified as Jamar Square, 29, of Lawrence Township.

Mr. Square was transported by medical personnel to AtlantiCare Medical Center, City Division where he was subsequently pronounced deceased.

Anyone with information about this shooting, or other serious crimes, are asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit at 609-909-7666 or go to the Prosecutor’s Office Website at http://www.acpo.org/tips.html and provide information by filling out the form anonymously on the Submit a Tip page.

People can also call Crime Stoppers at 609-652-1234 or 1-800-658-8477 (TIPS) or visit the Crime Stoppers Website at http://www.crimestoppersatlantic.com/.

Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards for information leading to the arrest and indictment of those who commit crimes in Atlantic County.