On the evening of December 5, 2022, 27-year-old Timothy Council Jr. was shot outside the High Gate Apartment Complex near 655 Absecon Boulevard in Atlantic City. ShotSpotter detected the gunfire just before 11 p.m.; Council was found with a gunshot wound to the chest, transported to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center’s City Campus, and later pronounced dead. An autopsy confirmed a single gunshot wound as the cause of death and ruled it a homicide.

Investigators from the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Atlantic City Police Department identified three suspects. The day after the shooting an 18-year-old, Oquan Thomas, was arrested and charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and weapons offenses. A 17-year-old, later identified as Mikel Allen, was also taken into custody on similar charges. On March 7, 2023, 20-year-old Fuquan Moore of Pleasantville was arrested and charged with murder and conspiracy. Investigators say Thomas, Moore, and Allen fired a total of 26 rounds across Absecon Boulevard toward Council; one bullet struck him and the trio fled into an apartment at Carver Hall.

Friends and family described Council as quiet, gentle, kind-hearted, fond of video games and graphic design, and someone who enjoyed time with loved ones. Does anyone who knew Timothy or saw activity around Absecon Boulevard that night have information to share?