Toms River Man Shot At Winteringham Village, Police Say

TOMS RIVER, NJ -- A Toms River man is in stable condition with a gunshot wound to his shoulder after an attempted robbery in Winteringham Village on Tuesday, police said.

Toms River police were called to the parking lot at the apartment complex on Route 166 shortly after 3 p.m. after several callers reported hearing a gunshot, said Ralph Stocco, spokesman for the Toms River Police Department.

A search of the area turned up several people who said they heard a shot but no suspects or evidence, Stocco said. A short time later, however, a 19-year-old man arrived at Community Medical Center with a single gunshot wound to his shoulder.

The man told investigating officers that he was in the parking lot at Winteringham Village and was approached by a man brandishing a handgun, Stocco said. The victim said the man walked up to him as he stood next to his car and fired one shot, in an apparent robbery attempt, he said.

The man then fled on foot, he said.

The victim was treated at Community Medical Center then transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, where he is listed in stable condition with a non-life-threatening injury, Stocco said.

“We are in the process of identifying a suspect or suspects and ask the public to contact us with any information that they may have,” he said.

The investigation is being led by Detective Roger Hull with the assistance of the entire Toms River Criminal Investigation Bureau. Also providing assistance was the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department CSI division and Toms River Police Emergency Services Unit.

Detective Hull can be reached at 732-349-0150 extension 1291.