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Atlantic City authorities have confirmed the identity of the victim in a fatal shooting that occurred Thursday night, marking yet another tragic instance of gun violence in the city. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office announced Saturday that 40-year-old Robert Stanley Davis of Atlantic City was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head outside the Shore Park Apartments. At approximately 8:53 p.m. on Thursday evening, Atlantic City police responded to a 911 call reporting a man lying motionless on the sidewalk near 225 North Virginia Avenue. The address is just a short distance—roughly half a mile—from the bustling Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Officers who arrived at the scene discovered Davis unresponsive, suffering from what appeared to be a critical head injury caused by gunfire. Despite efforts by first responders, Davis was pronounced dead at the scene shortly afterward. An autopsy conducted later confirmed what police suspected at the scene—the cause of death was a gunshot...

A young man has died from injuries sustained in a downtown Kansas City shooting, authorities confirmed on Friday, marking another grim milestone in the city’s rising homicide count. David M. Smith, 23, passed away at a local hospital nearly a week after he was critically wounded in an early morning shooting on June 19. According to police, the shooting occurred around 5:15 a.m. near the intersection of 8th Street and Central Street, a busy downtown area that is typically quiet in the early morning hours. Officers responded to the scene following multiple 911 calls reporting the sound of gunfire. One caller informed dispatchers that a man was down and appeared to have been shot. Kansas City Police Department spokesperson Capt. Jake Becchina stated that upon arriving at the scene, officers located Smith suffering from what appeared to be life-threatening gunshot wounds. Paramedics were immediately summoned and transported the victim to a nearby hospital, where he was admitted in critical...