TOMS RIVER – A man was indicted for shooting three people – and killing one of them – in Toms River two years ago.
Eric Manzanares, 24, of Asbury Park, was indicted on charges of Murder, Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, Possession of a High Capacity Ammunition Magazine and two counts of being a Certain Person Not to Possess a Weapon, police said.
On August 27, 2022, police reported to the Top Tier Hookah Lounge located at 1769 Hooper Avenue on a report of shots fired. They found three victims.
Nymere Tinsley, 25, of Brick, was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound to his lower abdomen. Anthony Miller, 30, of Neptune Township, was shot in the stomach; and Jamal Bland, 26, of Asbury Park, was hit in his elbow. They both recovered from their injuries.
A warrant was issued for Manzanares’ arrest, and he was picked up on April 7, 2023 in Prince William County, Virginia. He was extradited to Ocean County on January 24, 2024, and has been lodged in the Ocean County Jail since that date.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer acknowledged the diligence of Supervising Assistant Prosecutor Jamie Schron who presented the case to the Grand Jury on behalf of the State, and commended the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, Toms River Police, Toms River Detective Bureau, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, Asbury Park Police Department, United States Marshals Service, and Prince William County (Virginia) Police Department, for their combined and collective efforts in connection with this investigation.
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