Authorities are investigating a weekend shooting in Neptune Township that left a local man dead, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Monday.
The victim has been identified as 39-year-old Marques Mills.
Neptune Township police responded to a report of a shooting shortly before 11 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, and found Mills inside a vehicle at the intersection of Hillview Drive and Edgemere Road, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead during the morning hours of Sunday, May 15.
A joint investigation involving members of the Prosecutor’s Office’s Major Crimes Bureau and the Neptune Township Police Department is ongoing.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact MCPO Detective Matthew Delgado at 800-533-7443 or Neptune Township Police Detective Robert Hagerman at 732-988-8000.
Anyone who feels the need to remain anonymous but has information about this or any crime can also submit a tip to the Monmouth County Crime Stoppers by calling their confidential telephone tipline 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), or by going to their website at www.monmouthcountycrimestoppers.com.
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