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UPDATE: Investigation Continues in Atlantic City Shooting with One Person Dead

Atlantic City

An Atlantic City Prosecutors Office Major Crimes Unit investigation into the shootings of 4 individuals Sunday morning in Atlantic City is continuing, one victim has died and another has life-threatening injuries, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced.

According to officials, on Sunday, November 1, at approximately 3:43 a.m., Atlantic City Police responded to a ShotSpotter notification in the area of 2716 Artic Avenue, Atlantic City.

Shortly after the police response to the ShotSpotter notification police received a 911 call in reference to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Artic and Arkansas avenues.

According to police, among the vehicle occupants was Idel Rodriguez-Garcia, 29, of Atlantic City who was suffering from a gunshot wound. Rodriguez-Garcia was transported by Atlantic City Police patrol officers to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center City Campus where he was pronounced deceased.

On November 2, an autopsy of Rodriguez-Garcia was completed and the cause of death is a gunshot wound to the head and the manner of death is Homicide.

Officials report that three other individuals were transported by different means to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center City Campus, each with gunshot wounds pertaining to the incident at 2716 Artic Avenue. Two individuals remain hospitalized, one with life-threatening injuries. One victim has been released at this time.

“Many lives were unnecessarily put in danger early Sunday morning after gunshots were fired around the B & B Bar," Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said. "The Major Crimes Unit, with the assistance of the Atlantic City Police Department, has worked tirelessly to identify witnesses and suspects. We encourage anyone who was in attendance to contact our office to assist us with this investigation.”

This is a cooperative investigation between the ACPO Major Crimes Unit and the Atlantic City Police Department.

Anyone with information involving serious crimes is asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at 609-909-7800 or go to the [**Prosecutor’s Office website**](https://www.acpo.org/forms/tips-crime-reporting/) 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**](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.

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