Suspect arrested for shooting at Atlantic City casino parking garage

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Suspect arrested for shooting at Atlantic City casino parking garage

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (WPVI) -- A man has been arrested following a shooting in the parking garage of an Atlantic City casino.

Officers responded to reports of a shooting around 9 p.m. Saturday at the Ocean Casino parking garage.

Upon arrival, they located 41-year-old Robert Phillips of Atlantic City, who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his lower body.

Phillips was transported to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, where he remains in critical condition.

A short time later, police located the suspect, identified as 55-year-old Ronald Rivers of Atlantic City, attempting to flee the area.

He was taken into custody in the 100 block of New Hampshire Avenue.

Officers also recovered a handgun that had been reported stolen from South Carolina.

Police say this appears to have been an isolated incident with no immediate threat to the public.

Rivers faces a number of charges, including Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, Possession of a Weapon for Unlawful Purposes, Certain Person Not to Possess a Weapon, Possession of a Stolen Handgun.

He has been remanded to the Atlantic County Justice Facility.

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