An Atlantic City man who shot and killed another man at a city apartment complex nearly four years ago was sentenced Tuesday to 70 years in prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.

Umar Abdullah, 50, was found guilty of murder, unlawful possession of a handgun and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose in the death of Mark Wright, 35, also of Atlantic City.

Abdullah must serve 54 years before he will be eligible for parole.

Officers responded to the Cassino Hotel at 28 S. Georgia Ave. shortly after 4 a.m. Oct. 10, 2021, and found Wright suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene, the Prosecutor's Office said in a news release.

Surveillance video showed Abdullah exit his second-floor apartment and fire four shots at Wright before fle

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