Atlantic City Hero Luncheon To Honor Officers, Trauma Team After June Shooting

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — The Atlantic City Police Foundation will hold its Annual Atlantic City Hero Luncheon on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, at 12 p.m. at Council Oak Steak & Seafood in Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City.

The event will support the foundation and honor Atlantic City police officers and AtlantiCare trauma surgeons connected to a June 2026 shooting in the city.

According to the announcement, this year’s luncheon will honor three Atlantic City Police Department officers and three AtlantiCare trauma surgeons, along with others on the trauma team, for actions tied to the June 2 incident. The foundation said their “courage, quick action and skill were instrumental in saving lives during a June 2026 shooting.”

The officers being recognized are ACPD Detective Marquez Jones, Sgt. Christian Ivanov and Officer Robert Reynolds. The foundation said Jones and Ivanov “were wounded by gunfire while serving a search warrant in Atlantic City on June 2, 2026.” Reynolds, who was not injured, is also being honored.

The surgeons named in the announcement are Dr. Kelly Willman, Dr. Stephen Dudick and Dr. Robyn Guinto. They, along with others on the trauma team, will receive the foundation’s Hero Award “in recognition of their extraordinary medical care and lifesaving efforts.”

According to the announcement, the June 2 incident began when ACPD officers, including members of the department’s SWAT team, were executing a search warrant.

“An individual inside the residence opened fire as officers entered, striking two officers,” the announcement said. It also said Reynolds “stopped the assailant.” The wounded officers were taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center for emergency treatment.

The Atlantic City Police Foundation described itself as an independent nonprofit founded by current and former police officers and business and civic leaders. According to the announcement, the group works to improve public safety in Atlantic City and sustain police department initiatives that would otherwise not be feasible under the city’s budget. The foundation also supports community policing and anti-violence initiatives, as well as PAL and the Police Explorers.

Limited tickets are available at www.acpolicefoundation.org. Tickets cost $100 for active or retired members of the public safety community and $130 for all others. More information is available by contacting info@acpolicefoundation.org.