Prosecutor: 18-Year-Old Charged with Attempted Murder in March Shooting

An area teen has been arrested and charged with attempted murder in connection with an Asbury Park shooting last month, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Wednesday.

In addition to attempted murder, Kenneth R. Bronson, 18, has been charged with two related second-degree weapons offenses.

If convicted of attempted murder, Bronson could face up to 20 years in state prison.

The case background …

Shortly after 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 20, Asbury Park police responded to a report of a shooting on the 100 block of Langford Street. There, they found the shooting victim, an adult male, who was transported to Jersey Shore Regional Medical Center for emergency treatment.

A subsequent investigation by members of the MCPO Major Crimes Bureau and the Asbury Park Police Department resulted in Bronson being identified as a suspect in the case, and he was arrested without incident by members of the Prosecutor’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Service early yesterday morning, Tuesday, April 5, in Brick Township, Ocean County.

Bronson was brought to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution (MCCI) pending an initial appearance and detention hearing to take place in Monmouth County Superior Court.

Anyone with information about this matter is still being asked to contact MCPO Detective Matthew Delgado toll-free at 800-533-7443, or Asbury Park Police Department Detective Terrance McGhee at 732-774-1300.

This case is being prosecuted by Monmouth County Assistant Prosecutor Matthew Bogner. Information about Bronson’s legal representation was not immediately available.

— Edited press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office