Shooting at Trump Taj Mahal Casino Closes Table Gaming
An unidentified shift manager was shot and killed while working on the gambling floor at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City today. No motive was yet known, but the victim was shot four times in a location not open to the public, just beyond the gaming area of the casino."He was the loveliest human being you ever want to meet," said Mark Juliano, CEO of Trump Entertainment Resorts, of the victim. "He didn't have an enemy in the world."
Juliano said there was no evidence of a problem between the manager and his assailant. The shooter's identity also has not yet been revealed by police, who arrested the perpetrator in a nearby parking garage.
Juliano did note the shooter was not an employee of the casino.
Earlier this year, a fugitive wanted for embezzlement had been located at the casino and was being taken to a secure area when he pulled a pistol and threatened to kill himself. However, no one was injured on that occasion, and the gun was never fired.
Trump officials closed the table gaming area and sent distraught co-workers of the victim home.
The incident is another in a series of bizarre and unlucky occurrences at Atlantic City casinos which have driven gambling operators in the area to desperation in their attempts to capture patrons fleeing for other gaming venues.
The Taj Mahal, along with the other two Trump casinos in Atlantic City, has been in bankruptcy since February.
