What to Know
- Authorities have made an arrest in the fatal shooting of a teenage girl at an Atlantic City home
- Atlantic County prosecutors say 18-year-old Nahquil Lovest, of Pleasantville, was arrested Friday morning and charged with murder
- Other details about what happened at the residence on South Massachsetts Avenue have not been disclosed
Authorities have made an arrest in the fatal shooting of a teenage girl at an Atlantic City home.
But details about what happened at the residence on South Massachsetts Avenue have not been disclosed.
Atlantic County prosecutors say 18-year-old Nahquil Lovest, of Pleasantville, was arrested without incident Friday morning and charged with murder.
The arrest came a day after 15-year-old Naimah Bell was found shot in the head. Police responded to home around 4:15 a.m. after a 911 caller reported the shooting. The teenage victim was found there a short time later.
In a news release, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon Tyner said the shooting is being investigated as a homicide, but further details — including a possible motive — were not disclosed.
No other injuries were reported in the shooting. No arrests have been made.
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Anyone with information is asked to contact the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit at 609-909-7666.
