NJ man shot to death was acquitted of murder last year

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Police say a man who was acquitted of murder late last year was shot to death in Atlantic City earlier this week.

Authorities say 25-year-old Alexander Campbell was fatally shot around 6 p.m. Monday in Atlantic City. NJ.com reports the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office and Atlantic City police are investigating the shooting.

Campbell was previously charged with the murder of 22-year-old Kenneth Sandoz following a two-year investigation. Campbell was found not guilty in October of last year after a five-day trial.

It is unclear if there were any other arrests made in the case.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the prosecutor’s office.

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Information from: NJ Advance Media.