3 Charged With Attempted Murder After Eatontown Shooting

EATONTOWN, NJ — Three men face attempted murder charges after the shooting of an Eatontown man last month, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office announced Friday.

Eatontown police were dispatched to 174 Main St. at 4:54 p.m. March 13 after a 911 call for a man shot. Police found a 20-year-old Eatontown man with gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital and was treated for a serious injury, the MCPO said.

The MCPO announced charges Friday for three men. John Carozza, 18, of the 400 block of South Laurel Avenue in Middletown; Rashahn Tucker, 19, of the 100 block of Seabreeze Avenue in Middletown; and Leo Morabito, of the first block of North Shore Street in Keansburg, were each charged with two counts attempted murder, one count of possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and one count of unlawful possession of a weapon.

All three were jailed in the Monmouth County Correctional Institution pending a future court date.

Anyone with information can call MCPO Det. Stephen Cavendish at 1-800-533-7443, or Det. Brett Paulus of the Eatontown Police Department at 732-542-0100.

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