On the night of July 28, 2025, 28-year-old Kendell Roseborough was found unresponsive on the sidewalk outside the Martinique Motel on Pacific Avenue in Atlantic City after a 911 call. Responding officers arrived about 10:30 p.m.; Roseborough was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of death was later determined to be a gunshot wound to the head.

Police reviewed surveillance footage from the motel that reportedly captured an altercation involving multiple people before Roseborough retreated down a set of stairs. The video reportedly shows a person reaching over the railing and firing; Roseborough then fell to the base of the stairs. Investigators identified 26-year-old Lamar Johnson, who also goes by Sheldon Ward, as a suspect. Fingerprints matching Johnson were recovered from a motel room he was seen entering and exiting before and after the shooting.

On August 4, 2025, Johnson was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Task Force and charged with murder, aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon, and conspiracy to commit murder. A judge ordered him held in jail pending further proceedings.

If anyone saw events outside the Martinique Motel that night or has information about Roseborough’s death, please share what is known with investigators.