The Saturday fatal shooting of a taxi driver in Hazlet is under investigation, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.
On Saturday, Sept. 14, at 7:18 a.m., Hazlet police responded to an EMS call at the parking lot of 270 Route 36. Upon arrival, officers found an adult male victim dead on the ground near a dumpster.
The victim, later identified as Anthony Hill, 42, of Eatontown, had sustained multiple gunshot wounds.
An investigation by members of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Bureau and the Hazlet Police Department is currently ongoing.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Thomas Manzo, Jr., at 800-533-7443 or Hazlet Police Department Detective Steven Venticinque at 732-264-0763 ext. 2138.
— Edited press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office
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