Pleasantville High School Shooting

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Ivanna Maldonado

On Friday, November 15th 2019, at Pleasantville NJ High School, there was a shooting that took place during the Pleasantville versus Camden high school football playoff game. 2 young children and a man in the crowd were shot; authorities say that the accused suspect is known to be 31 year-old Alvin Wyatt, who had no ties to the game.  The victims involved in the shooting were Micah Tennant, a 10-year-old boy from Atlantic City, a 15 year-old teen and Ibn Abdullah, the initial target that had been shot. Micah Tennant however is currently in a coma at Cooper Medical Center; he was shot at the neck during the shooting of the football game.

Ibn Abdullah allegedly brought a gun to the game. He has been charged. The suspected shooter Alvin Wyatt (31) has been charged with 3 counts of attempted manslaughter and 2 weapon counts, according to Damon Tyler, the Atlantic County Prosecutor. Wyatt was captured in the end zone moments after the shooting by the Pleasantville cops assigned to the game.

Although 2 people have already been charged, 4 more men have been found and charged with counts as well in the midst of investigating the shooting. Michael Mack (27 yrs), Tyrell Dorn (28 yrs) and Shahid Dixon (27 yrs) of Atlantic County and Vance Golden (26 yrs) of Pleasantville are charged with unlawful possession of weapon; Dixon is also accused of eluding capture.

After the shooting has passed, the 4 were seen driving towards Atlantic City with their headlights off, police say. Being chased by a police officer, one of the passengers threw their guns off of a drawbridge, it was soon later recovered. Authorities say that it did not appear that any of the men that were charged had connection to the football game.