​Somers Point Man Charged In Fatal Atlantic City Shooting

Ocean City NJ

24 December, 2020

1:47 PM

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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — A Somers Point man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Atlantic City, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced Thursday. Oshshakkur Derrick, 24, was charged with felony murder, kidnapping, unlawful possession of a weapon, attempted robbery, robbery and attempted murder. Atlantic City Police received a 911 call on Nov. 22 in reference to a shooting in a home located in the 100 block of North Pennsylvania Avenue. Police found Jose Ortiz, 36, of Egg Harbor Township, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was transported to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center City Campus where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound and the manner of death was homicide. The shooting remains under investigation. The Atlantic County Major Crimes Unit is seeking the public's help in identifying an additional person of interest on a surveillance video released by the ACPO. Anyone with information regarding the identification of this individual can contact the Atlantic County Major Crimes Unit at (609) 909-7800 or go online to provide information anonymously. Click here to get Patch email notifications on this or other local news articles or get Patch breaking news alerts sent right to your phone with our app. Download here. Follow Ocean City Patch on Facebook.Have a news tip? Email [email protected].