Asbury Park Men, Neptune Woman Charged Related To Fatal Shooting

ASBURY PARK, NJ — Two Asbury Park men and a Neptune woman have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Asbury Park earlier this year, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced Monday.

Shakri A. Prince, 29, and Jaszhark A. Rogers, 35, both of Asbury Park, are each charged with first-degree murder, first-degree conspiracy to commit murder and related weapons offenses in connection with the death of Yahnie Patterson, 26, of Lakewood.

Shortly after 12:15 a.m. on Saturday, June 18, members of the Asbury Park Police Department responded to the 1200 block of Washington Avenue on a report of shots being fired. At that location they found Patterson in the roadway, having sustained a severe head injury.

Patterson was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead due to his injuries on June 21.

Rogers was located and arrested in Neptune Township three days after the shooting, while Prince was located and arrested in Howell Township this past Friday, August 19; both arrests were made with the assistance of members of the U.S. Marshals Service.

Also as a result of this investigation, a third person, a woman, 22-year-old Erikah E. Handy of Neptune Township, was arrested in Asbury Park on July 26 and charged with two counts of third-degree theft for allegedly stealing Patterson’s vehicle and approximately $2,000 from his person in the immediate aftermath of the shooting.

The execution of search warrants filed in connection with this case resulted in the recovery of three handguns and a quantity of ammunition.

Anyone with any information about this matter is urged to contact Prosecutor’s Office Detective Stephen Cavendish at 800-533-7443 or Asbury Park Police Department Sgt. Joseph Leon at 732-774-1300.