Man, 39, Fatally Shot Saturday Night In Neptune Township

NEPTUNE, NJ — There was a shooting in Neptune Township that left a local man dead this past weekend, said Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey.

The victim has been identified as 39-year-old Marques Mills.

Neptune Police responded to a 911 call about a shooting shortly before 11 p.m. on Saturday and they found Mills inside a car at the intersection of Hillview Drive and Edgemere Road.

He had been shot multiple times, said police. He was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, but was pronounced dead there during the morning hours of Sunday, May 15.

Anyone with information about the shooting is being urged to contact MCPO Detective Matthew Delgado at 800-533-7443 or Neptune Township Police Department Detective Robert Hagerman at 732-988-8000.

You can submit information anonymously through Monmouth County Crime Stoppers by calling their confidential telephone tipline at 1-800-671-4400; by downloading and using the free P3 Tips mobile app (available on iOS and Android – https://www.p3tips.com/1182) or by going to their website at www.monmouthcountycrimestoppers.com

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