38-Year-Old Galloway Township Man Gunned Down Last Night Inside A Pleasantville Residence

Friday, May 10, 2024, 11:45 A.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

PLEASANTVILLE, NJ.- Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Pleasantville Police Department are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding last night’s shooting death of a 38-year-old Galloway Township man who was found inside a Pleasantville residence.

     According to Atlantic County Prosecutor William E. Reynolds, on Thursday, May 9, 2024, just minutes after 11:00 p.m., members of the Pleasantville Police Department responded to a 911 Emergency Call reporting shots fired at 9 West Pleasant Avenue in Pleasantville.

     Upon arrival, Police Officers located a man, later identified as Baseem Taliaferro, 38, of Galloway Township, New Jersey who had succumbed to a gunshot wound to his chest. Mr. Taliaferro was subsequently pronounced deceased at the scene.

     The investigation remains active and ongoing. No arrests have been made at this time. 

     Anyone with information regarding the shooting death of Mr. Taliaferro is urged to contact the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at (609) 909-7666.