Shooters Who Left a Police Officer Paralyzed Get a Taste of Karma in Court

In the early pre‑dawn hours of September 3, 2016 — just after 2:30 a.m. — what began as a routine robbery call outside the parking garage of Caesars Atlantic City.

Quickly spiraled into a harrowing confrontation that would leave one of Atlantic City Police Department’s officers fighting for his life.

Officers from the department had spotted a group of men seemingly attacking or robbing others near the casino’s entrance. In an instant, ordinary vigilance turned into life-and-death urgency.

As Officer Joshlee Vadell exited his patrol car to intervene, gunfire erupted. A bullet struck him in the head, immediately threatening his life and sending shockwaves through the department.

His partner, acting instinctively, returned fire, fatally wounding one of the suspected attackers.

That suspect, later identified as Jerome Damon, 25, of Camden, collapsed roughly a block and a half away at Missouri and Pacific Avenues.

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