Crime & Safety

2 People Bring Shooting Victim To Toms River Hospital And Leave; Investigation Underway

Authorities say the man, who had been shot multiple times, was dropped off at Community Medical Center by two people who then left.

TOMS RIVER, NJ — Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting Wednesday night after two people dropped off a man who had been shot multiple times at Community Medical Center and then left, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said.

Jimmy Mosley, 36, of South Toms River, was unresponsive when he was brought to the hospital and succumbed to his injuries, Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Toms River Police Chief Mitchell A. Little said in a joint news release.

Mosley was brought to Community Medical Center about 10:15 p.m. and hospital staff notified police, Billhimer said.

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The driver of the vehicle that brought Mosley to the hospital and a passenger both took off, he said. Authorities did not provide any description of the driver and passenger.

The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, Toms River police and the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit are investigating.

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"There is no known danger to the public at this time," Billhimer and Little said.

Anyone with information about the shooting or any aspect of the investigation is urged to call Detective Denis Mitchell of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-929-2027, ext. 2476, or the Toms River Township Police Department Detective Bureau at 732-349-0150, ext. 1297.

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