On the early morning of Father’s Day, June 18, 2023, 18-year-old Atlantic City resident Tamaj Bennett was shot after being dropped off near a convenience store on the 1400 block of Atlantic Avenue. Bennett ran into the store but was pursued and shot multiple times — investigators reported he sustained about 13 gunshot wounds. He was transported to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus, where he died of his injuries.

Wilson left New Jersey but was located by Georgia police and arrested in College Park on July 3, 2023, then returned to New Jersey to face charges in Bennett’s killing. On December 17, 2024, Wilson, then 19, pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated manslaughter and was sentenced to 12 years in New Jersey State Prison with 85% to be served before parole eligibility, followed by five years of parole supervision.

Did anyone in Atlantic City that night see what led to the shooting or recognize the group outside the store?