A fatal shooting that happened in the city is under investigation by authorities.
Paramedics pronounced one person dead after responding to a shooting in the single digit block of Holly Tree Lane at around 2 a.m. this morning.
Reports of shots fired sent police to the area where they arrived to find the vicim unconscious and unresponsive after suffering apparent injury from gunfire.
The Ocean County Prosecutor's and The Toms River Police Department are handling the investigation.
There have been no immediate reports of arrests.