Diquan Speights was charged with the murder of Jamar Small. photo via facebook
An Asbury Park man who had been charged with Attempted Murder in 2014 was charged today with the December 20, 2015 shooting, murder and attempted murder in the 1000 block on Summerfield Avenue in Asbury Park. The announcement by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office did not name the victims of today’s charges, but the time line and location match up with the murder of Jamar Small and the attempted murder of his brother.
A law enforcement official confirmed that today’s charges are for the Small murder.
Small was a standout football player who graduated from Asbury Park High School in 2010 and from Texas Southern University last year. He was the quarterback of the Texan Southern Tigers. He returned to his home city to give back and mentor Asbury Park youth.
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Posted: February 26th, 2016 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Asbury Park, Monmouth County News, Monmouth County Prosecutor | Tags: Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni, Asbury Park, Charles Webster, Jamall Small, Jamar Small, Monmouth County News, Texas Southern University | Comments Off on Diquan “Gudda” Speights Charged with Jamar Small’s Murder
NEPTUNE TWP. — Lucy Small stood on a stage at the Martin Luther King Jr. Presbyterian Church with a bouquet of roses in one hand and a tissue clenched tight in the other hand. Tears flowed down her face. Her son, Jamar Small, had stood on the same stage exactly a year ago as a living… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 19th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Asbury Park, Monmouth County News | Tags: Asbury Park, Jamar Small, Lucy Small, Martin Luther King Jr Presbyterian Church, Monmouth County News | 1 Comment »
ASBURY PARK — Jamar Small had defied the odds that were stacked against him — until he was gunned down Sunday on a city street in broad daylight. The 24-year-old from Asbury Park had just earned a degree in business administration from Texas Southern University where he also played on the football team. Small was on… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: December 22nd, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Asbury Park, Monmouth County News | Tags: Asbury Park, Jamall Small, Jamar Small, Monmouth County News | 1 Comment »
Jamal Small
Jamar Small, 24, was gunned down and killed on the 1000 block of Summerfield Avenue in Asbury Park on Sunday, according to a statement by Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Another male shooting victim whose name was not released by Gramiccioni remains in critical condition at an undisclosed local hospital.
Small was a recent graduate of Texas Southern University and the quarterback of the school’s football team.
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Posted: December 21st, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Asbury Park, Crime, Monmouth County News, Monmouth County Prosecutor | Tags: Asbury Park, Crime, Gun Violence, Jamal Small, Jamar Small, Monmouth County News, Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office, Summerfield Ave | 2 Comments »
