Atlantic City Man Fatally Shot Near High School Overpass
Atlantic City Man Fatally Shot Near High School Overpass

Atlantic City Man Fatally Shot Near High School Overpass

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Vaughn Lyons, a 43-year-old Atlantic City man, was found fatally shot on the Route 40 overpass leading to Atlantic City High School late on July 6, 2025. A motorist reported seeing Lyons unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds around 11:20 p.m., and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Southern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds, ruling it a homicide. This incident marks the second shooting homicide in Atlantic City within a few weeks. The investigation is being conducted by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Atlantic City Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit, with authorities asking anyone with information to come forward through various anonymous tip lines. No suspects or motives have been publicly released so far.

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