UPDATE: Investigation Into Middlesex County Man Found Dead In Aberdeen Continues

Aberdeen police and county detectives continue to investigate the shooting death of 22-year-old Old Bridge man, whose body was found in an Aberdeen parking lot, authorities said.

The joint investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the Aberdeen Police Department was ongoing Monday. No arrests have been made.

William H. Karecki, was found dead in a parking lot in the Cliffwood Beach section of Aberdeen Sunday night, according to Charles Webster, a spokesman for the Prosecutor’s Office.

Around 9:45 p.m. police received a 911 call that reported a young, deceased man was in an Ocean Boulevard parking lot, Webster said.

When officers arrived, they found the body of Karecki, who had sustained gunshot wounds, authorities said.

Karecki was one of three people who was charged with robbing a Lacey man at a Toms River motel in July, according to APP.com. He was recently released from the Ocean County jail, that report said.

His father, Ed Karecki told APP.com that his son left the family’s home after getting a phone call Sunday night.

A short time later, the elder Karecki saw police cars speeding down the street, and his son’s body was “laying on the side of his car,” the father told NJ.com.

He said his son, one of six children, enjoyed fishing and fixing cars, NJ.com reported.

“We’re just destroyed,” Ed Karecki told NJ.com. “We don’t have problems like this.”

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Patrick Petruzziello of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office at 1-800-533-7443 or Detective Anthony Valentino of the Aberdeen Township Police Department at 732-583-4200, ext 205.

Anonymous tipsters can also contact Monmouth County Crime Stoppers confidential telephone tip-line by calling 1-800-671-4400; can text “MONMOUTH” plus their tip to 274637; or, they can email a tip via the website at www.monmouthcountycrimestoppers.com.

Monmouth County Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of criminals and fugitives, Webster said.