Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Authorities Seek Public’s Help in Identifying 19-Year-Old’s Killer in 2016 Shooting Death

Authorities are asking that anyone with information regarding who may have been responsible for the 2016 shooting death of a Bradley Beach man to come forward, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.

The case background …

On Monday, Feb. 8, 2016 at 8:18 p.m., Neptune Township police responded to 1306 7th Avenue, Neptune Township on a report of a shooting. Officers found Andre Thorne, 19, of Bradley Beach, in the driver’s seat of a 2002 red Dodge Neon suffering from a single gunshot wound to the chest. Thorne was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead, less than a month shy of his 20th birthday. It was later discovered that Thorne had been sitting in the car with two others at the time of the shooting.

A joint investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the Neptune Township Police Department is still active.

“Despite the passage of over seven years since the murder of Andre Thorne, detectives from my office and the Neptune Police Department refuse to let the case grow cold,” Prosecutor Santiago said. “It is our sincere hope that those efforts motivate individuals in our community to come forward with any information that they may possess.” 

If anyone has any information they are asked to contact Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Sergeant Keith Finkelstein at 732- 431-7160, ext. 3019, or Neptune Township Detective Carrie Bartlett 732-988-8000.

 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; by downloading and using the free P3 Tips mobile app (available on iOS and Android — https://www.p3tips.com/1182), by calling 800-671-4400 or by going to the website at www.monmouthcountycrimestoppers.com.

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