Prosecutor: 30-Year-Old Arrested on Attempted Murder Charges in 2019 Shooting

A 30-year-old area man has been arrested and charged for his role in a 2019 Asbury Park shooting, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.

Sudan Harris, of Asbury Park, has been arrested and charged with one count of first-degree attempted murder, one count of second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and one count of second-degree unlawful possession of weapon.

If convicted of attempted murder, Harris faces up to 20 years in a New Jersey state prison, subject to the provisions of the No Early Release Act (NERA), requiring him to serve 85 percent of the sentence imposed before becoming eligible for release on parole. He would also be under parole supervision for five years following his release from state prison.

If convicted of the weapons offenses, Harris faces up to 10 years in a New Jersey state prison, with a mandatory minimum parole ineligibility of 42 months pursuant to the Graves Act.

The case background …

At 1:12 p.m. on Oct. 18, 2019, Asbury Park Police responded to reports of a shooting incident on Washington Avenue in the city.

Upon arrival, officers found a 25-year-old male victim with an apparent gunshot wound. The victim was taken to a local hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries and later released. A joint investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office detectives and the Asbury Park police subsequently revealed the person responsible for shooting the victim was Sudan Harris.

With the assistance of the United States Marshals Regional Task Force, the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office, and Asbury Park Police Department, Harris was taken into custody and transported to the Monmouth County Corrections Institution. He is being held pending his initial appearance and detention hearing.

Anyone with information about this case is urged to call Detective Keith Finkelstein of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office at 1-800-533-7443 or Asbury Park Police Department Detective Daniel Savastano at 732-774-1300.

Anyone who feels the need to remain anonymous but has information about a crime can submit a tip to Monmouth County Crime Stoppers by calling their confidential telephone tip-line at 1-800-671-4400; or by downloading and using the free P3 Tips mobile app (available for iOS and Android @ https://www.p3tips.com/community/index.htm).

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