Report: Shooting Mars 4th of July Celebration in Asbury Park

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A 16-year-old juvenile is in custody following a shots fired incident on the boardwalk in Asbury Park last night leaving two people injured. The shooting occurred about 9:58 p.m. on the Asbury Park boardwalk in the area of 1st and Ocean avenues.https://t.co/anGYNbUWdF

— Monmouth Prosecutor (@MonCoProsecutor) July 5, 2019

A shooting that resulted in at least one injury occurred after the fireworks in Asbury Park on Thursday night, according to a report at AsburyParkSun.com

News of the incident broke in the Asbury Park facebook group. Mayor John Moor responded in the group that one person had been transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center.

Mayor Moor confirmed the incident in a phone interview with Asbury Park Sun. As of 6 a.m on July 5, neiter the Asbury Park Police or the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office have released information about the incident.