Detectives are seeking the public’s help in identifying the individual(s) involved in a shooting in Asbury Park Tuesday afternoon that left a male injured, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.
According to authorities, at approximately 4:06 p.m. on May 29th, the Asbury Park Police Department responded to the area of 1400 Main Street to a report of shots fired. Arriving officers located a 2017 Nissan Altima which sustained a single gunshot to the driver’s side door.
Police say at approximately 5:35 p.m., a male - who did not own the Altima - arrived at the Neptune Township Police Department suffering from a non-life threatening gunshot wound to the leg. The victim was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center for treatment.
Officials said a gun shot was also located on a garbage can near the south side of 1400 Main Street.
This is an active and ongoing investigation.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Detective Brian Weisbrot of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office at 1-800-533-7443 or Detective Sean Deshader of the Asbury Park Police Department at 732-774-1300.