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Pleasantville Man Assaulted Inside His Home Succumbs to Injuries

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A Pleasantville man died yesterday of injuries received in an assault that occurred in his home 11 days ago, Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain announced.

In response to a 9-1-1 call, Pleasantville Police officers and emergency medical personnel responded on Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at 9:23 p.m. to a home on the 100 block of Greenfield Avenue, Pleasantville, for a report that two residents of the home had been discovered inside incapacitated—both bleeding and suffering from significant physical trauma.

The victims were identified as Jahlil Hunter, a 30-year-old male, and Ebony Harris, a 22- year-old female, both of Pleasantville.

Harris and Hunter were both transported to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center—City Division for treatment of life threatening injuries.

However, Harris was later transferred to Cooper Hospital.

The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit responded to the scene and, with the Pleasantville Police Department, has been continuously investigating the incident since that night.

Jahlil Hunter died of his injuries in the hospital yesterday, January 3, 2016 at 3:40 a.m., and was pronounced dead by AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center—City Division Dr. Marlon Pastrana. Harris remains in the hospital under critical care.

Hunter’s next-of-kin have been notified.

An autopsy of Jahlil Hunter was performed yesterday by New Jersey Southern Regional State Medical Examiner’s Office Dr.

Gerald Feigin. Dr. Feigin determined the cause of death to be multiple blunt force injuries to the head, and the manner of death was determined to be homicide.

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