Atlantic City Man Fatally Shot Near Casino

A homicide investigation is underway in Atlantic City after 40-year-old Robert Stanley Davis was fatally shot outside the Shore Park apartments at 225 North Virginia Avenue on June 26, 2025. Police responded to a 911 call just before 9 p.m. and found Davis unresponsive on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to the head; he was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy confirmed the cause of death as a gunshot wound, and authorities have ruled it a homicide. No arrests have been made, and investigators have not released details regarding suspects or a possible motive. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Atlantic City Police Department Violent Crimes Unit are actively investigating and urging anyone with information to come forward. The shooting occurred about a half-mile from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City.