Teen Killed In Double-Fatal Shooting At Jersey Shore: Authorities

NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP, NJ — Two people, including a teenager, were fatally shot Wednesday night in Neptune, authorities said. An investigation is underway.

Eighteen-year-old Samore Edwards of Plainfield, in Union County, was identified as one of the victims. A male victim has yet to be identified, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.

Around 8:15 p.m., Neptune Township Police Department officers responded to a report of a shooting near the 1300 block of Washington Avenue, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement.

Officers found the two victims in a parked vehicle. Edwards was pronounced dead at the scene, while the male victim was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Anyone with any information about the incident is urged to contact Prosecutor’s Office Detective Christopher Guy toll-free at 800-533-7443 or Neptune Township Police Department Detective Darell Harris at 732-988-8000, Ext. 408.