The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office and the State Police have launched an investigation into the shooting death in Woodbine of Daquann Smith, 22, of Whitesboro, at around 11 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25.
Smith was fatally shot in the 300 block of Madison Avenue. Authorities are working to determine the circumstances surrounding his death.
Upon receiving reports of gunfire, State Police responded to the scene and discovered Smith with fatal wounds. The State Police Major Crimes Unit and the Prosecutor’s Office are gathering evidence, interviewing witnesses and pursuing leads.
State Police and the Prosecutor’s Office are urging anyone with information related to the incident to contact the Prosecutor’s Office at 609-465-1135, the State Police-Woodbine Barracks at 609-861-5698, or anonymously on the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office website at cmcpros.net/tips.