FREEHOLD, NJ — The Freehold Public Library is set to reopen following a shooting that took place there at the end of April.
Starting on Monday, the library will reopen on an initially limited schedule, which will be as follows:
This schedule will be in effect until June 19 (when the library will be closed for Juneteenth).
As this date approaches, library officials said they will re-evaluate the schedule.
“We appreciate your patience and support as we move toward resuming our ordinary schedule,” the library said in an online post.
The library’s reopening comes after a shooting that took place there on the evening of April 30.
Around 4:20 p.m., police received a report of the incident, in which a man was chased through the library by two people before one of the suspects pulled a handgun from his sweatshirt and fired.
The victim was left with a gunshot wound to the cheek as a result of the incident, and the library was then closed “until further notice.”
Shortly after the shooting, two people were arrested and charged in connection with the incident.
Kanye P. Faucette, 19, of Keansburg, is facing charges of first-degree attempted murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon (handgun), and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, authorities said.
The second person arrested in connection with the incident, Heaven D. Holmes, 20, of Keyport, was charged with second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon (handgun) and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to contact MCPO Detective Kayla Santiago at 732-431-7160 ext. 3588 or Freehold Borough Police Department Detective Samuel Hernandez at 732-462-1233 ext. 142.
The Freehold Public Library is located at 28 East Main Street, Freehold.
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