RED BANK — A 34-year-old Long Branch man was shot in the leg early Saturday morning, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.
At around 1:48 a.m. Red Bank police discovered three shell castings on St. Mary’s Place off Shrewsbury Avenue. The officials later learned that a man was admitted to a hospital for a gunshot wound, according to the prosecutor’s office.
The prosecutor’s office and the Red Bank police department urge anyone with tips to contact Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Joshua Rios at 800-533-7443 or Red Bank Police Department Detective Sean Hauschildt at 732-530-2719.
Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-671-4400, by going online at www.monmouthcountycrimestoppers.com or by downloading the mobile app P3 Tips.
Olivia Liu is a reporter covering transportation, Red Bank and western Monmouth County. She can be reached at oliu@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Long Branch man shot early Saturday in Red Bank