Ocean County Jury Convicts Neptune Man In Asbury Park Shootings

TOMS RIVER, NJ - A Neptune City man could face decades in state prison after his conviction on two counts of first-degree attempted murder of two men outside a popular Asbury Park bar back in 2012, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said.

An Ocean County jury also found Tyrice L. Berry, 24, of Neptune City, guilty of second-degree aggravated assault, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and second-degree possession of a handgun without a permit, Gramiccioni said.

Berry is slated to be sentenced on Jan. 24, 2018 before Ocean County Superior Court Judge Rochelle Gizinski, who presided over his six-week trial.

The charges stem from a joint investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and Asbury Park Police Department in connection with the Oct. 19, 2012, shooting incident outside of the Cameo Bar on Main Street in Asbury Park.

Asbury Park patrol officers were in the area of Main Street and Sunset Avenue at approximately 1:23 a.m., when they responded to shots fired outside of the Cameo Bar at 1213 Main Street. Police found a 30-year-old man and a 28-year-old man in a parked car with multiple gunshot wounds. One of the shooters was identified as Berry, Gramiccioni said.

Berry now faces a maximum potential custodial sentence in a New Jersey State Prison of up to 20 years for each count of the attempted murder conviction. He is subject to the provisions of the "No Early Release Act," which requires him to serve 85 percent of the sentence before he is eligible for parole, and five years of parole supervision. He also faces up to 10 years in state prison for each of the aggravated assault convictions, Gramiccioni said.

He faces an additional 10 years for his each convictions of second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and second-degree possession of a handgun without a permit.

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