Mark Wright was 35 when he was found fatally shot in the doorway of a room at the Cassino Hotel rooming house, 28 S. Georgia Avenue in Atlantic City. Police responded to a 911 call at about 4:04 a.m. on October 10, 2021, and Wright was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound.

Investigators quickly identified a suspect, 45-year-old neighbor Umar Abdullah, who lived in an adjacent room. Wright’s brother said the men had argued previously, allegedly over Wright’s sexual orientation, and that Wright had won a physical fight shortly before the shooting. Surveillance footage of the incident was reportedly taken from the front desk area; Abdullah allegedly tried to remove that footage before fleeing.

Abdullah was located after a five-week manhunt and arrested in Egg Harbor City by the U.S. Marshals Task Force; he was charged with murder and weapons offenses. Does anyone have information about Wright, his time at the Cassino Hotel, or the events that led up to October 10, 2021?