Woman shot, killed in Atlantic City

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Monday, July 4, 2016
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Authorities are investigating a shooting in Atlantic City that sent a woman to the hospital.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (WPVI) -- Authorities are investigating after a woman was shot and killed in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

It happened at 11:20 p.m. Sunday on the 400 block of North Virginia Avenue.

Officers and medics arrived to find a 37-year-old woman shot and wounded in the courtyard area of some townhomes.

She was rushed to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center where she was pronounced dead at 11:58 p.m.

The victim's identity has not been released at this time.

The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit and the Atlantic City Police Department are investigating.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit at (609)-909-7666. Witnesses may also contact the Atlantic City Police Department Investigations Division at (609)-347-5766.