The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office has announced charges against an Absecon man in connection to an October homicide in Pleasantville. A news release from the Prosecutor’s Office explains that 41-year-old Jerome Holley, of Absecon, was charged with the murder of 45-year-old Mamadou Toure on December 1, 2023. The incident happened on October 9, 2023 in Pleasantville.

The Pleasantville Police Department responded to a call of a shooting in the area of 7 West Pleasant Avenue around 8:41 AM on October 9, 2023. Upon arrival, officers located Toure unresponsive in a driveway with at least one gunshot wound. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Holly is facing charges of first-degree murder, second-degree possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, second-degree possession of a handgun without a permit to carry, and second-degree certain persons not to possess firearms. Holly is being held in the Atlantic County Justice Facility.