Someone Shot, Stabbed In Keansburg Gathering Saturday Night

KEANSBURG, NJ — Someone was shot and a second person stabbed in a street fight that broke out in Keansburg Saturday night, June 8, according to the Monmouth County prosecutor's office.

Keansburg police responded to 14 Murray Avenue Saturday evening for a report of a large fight with shots fired. Police arrived to a large crowd that dispersed; police discovered one victim with a stab wound and one with a gunshot wound. Both were taken to local hospitals for treatment. Investigation into the incident is still ongoing, according to the county prosecutor.

The 26-year-old male gunshot victim was treated and released. The 24-year-old stabbing victim is in stable condition at a local hospital.

Update: Monday, June 20: JaMeir Bland, 20, of Bay Avenue in Keansburg, was arrested and charged Sunday following a shooting incident on Murray Lane in the borough. Bland is charged with second degree Aggravated Assault, second degree Unlawful Possession of a Handgun, second degree Possession of Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, and third degree Hindering. He is currently being held in the Monmouth County Correctional Institution, Freehold Township, pending his first appearance and detention hearing scheduled for June 13, 2019, before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge James J. McGann.

Call County Prosecutor's office Detective Adam Hess at 800-533-7443 and Detective Richard Johnson of Keansburg Police Dept at 732-787-0600.