MAYS LANDING– An Atlantic City woman’s body was found Saturday evening and is the victim of an apparent homicide, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced.
At 11:28 p.m., on Saturday April 14, 2018, the Atlantic City Police Department received a 911 call, reporting a body had been discovered behind 21 S. Tennessee Avenue, Atlantic City. Police arrived and located the victim, identified as 56-year-old Vernell K. Vance, was determined to be deceased and had suffered significant blunt force head trauma.
An autopsy has tentatively been scheduled for Monday, April 16, 2018.
This is a joint investigation between the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Atlantic City Police Department and is continuing.
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