Dameer Smith, a 25-year-old resident of New York City, was shot on February 5, 2021, on the 1300 block of Pacific Avenue in Atlantic City. Police and EMS found Smith on the street at about 9:27 p.m.; he was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center City Campus but was pronounced dead there. The cause of death was a single gunshot wound.

The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Atlantic City Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit opened an investigation. In the days after the shooting no arrests or public identifications of suspects were made, and the case remained an active investigation.

If anyone has information about Smith, the scene that night, or who might have been involved, please come forward.