Authorities are investigating the circumstances behind an overnight shooting in Red Bank that left one injured, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Saturday.

At approximately 1:48 a.m., Red Bank police responded to St. Mary’s Place, off Shrewsbury Avenue, on a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers found three shell casings.

A short time later, authorities were notified that an adult male, 34, of Long Branch, had been admitted to a local hospital for a gunshot wound to the upper leg.

The investigation involving members of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Bureau and the Red Bank Police Department remains ongoing at this time. Anyone with information regarding this matter is urged to contact MCPO Detective Joshua Rios at 800-533-7443 or Red Bank Police Department Detective Sean Hauschildt at 732-530-2719.

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 the confidential telephone tip-line at 1-800-671-4400; downloading and using the free P3 Tips mobile app (available on iOS and Android — https://www.p3tips.com/1182); calling 800-671-4400; or going to the website at www.monmouthcountycrimestoppers.com.

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

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