Two men have pleaded guilty to attempted murder and related charges in connection with a 2020 Asbury Park shooting that left a 19-year-old seriously injured, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Friday.  

Over the last week, Malik J. Carey, 21, and Zyier M. Small, 20, both of Neptune Township, each pleaded guilty to charges of: first-degree attempted murder and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose in separate hearings before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Joseph W. Oxley.

Sentencing in the case has been scheduled for Friday, April 1, at which time both defendants will face 10 years in state prison, with 85 percent of each term to be served before the possibility of parole.

The case background …

Shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, Asbury Park police responded to a report of shots being fired at the Asbury Park Village housing complex on Atkins Avenue. Upon arrival, officers found the male victim, who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to a local hospital in critical but stable condition.    

An investigation quickly led officers to Carey and Small, who were found not far from the scene and arrested.

The case was resolved with the joint cooperation of members of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit, the Asbury Park Police Department’s Detective Bureau (as well as their Street Crimes and Patrol units), the Neptune Township Police Department, and the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office.

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

• In Memoriam: Former Fair Haven, Little Silver Resident, 1945 RBR Grad, Elaine Inman Pope, 97
• Retro RFH Baseball Tackle Time
• Police Report: Burglary, Drugs, Theft, Assault by Auto, DUIs, Unlawful Weapons Possession, Terroristic Threats, Tobacco Sales to Underaged
• Retro RFH Cool Girl Cruisin’
• In Memoriam: Lifetime Rumsonite, Writer, Cyclist, Adventurer, Doug Yorke Jr., 72