Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Four Charged in Connection with July Red Bank Shooting, Murder

Two men and two women have been charged in connection with a July Red Bank shooting that left one dead and another injured, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.

Lahmeir C. Hill, 31, of Pemberton Borough (Burlington County) and Sadiq Palmer, 25, of Freehold Borough, were each charged with: one count of first-degree murder, one count of first-degree attempted murder, one count of first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, and various second-degree weapons charges stemming from the shooting.

In addition, Simone K. Moultrie, 53, of Red Bank, was charged with one count of first-degree murder, one count of first-degree attempted murder and one count of third-degree hindering. And Ticco K. Griffin, 29, also of Red Bank, was charged with one count of third-degree hindering.

The case background …

At 3:13 a.m. on Wednesday, July 10, Red Bank police responded to the 100 block of River Street for a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers discovered two victims, both male, suffering from gunshot wounds.

One victim, identified as Mikal Muhammad, 36, of Red Bank, was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other male was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, treated and released.

The investigation into the double shooting, led by members of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Bureau, the MCPO Narcotics and Criminal Enterprise Unit and the Red Bank Police Department, resulted in Hill and Palmer being identified as the people responsible.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is urged to contact Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Kayla Santiago at 800-533-7443 or Red Bank Police Department Detective Mike Zadlock at 732-530-2700.

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