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Absecon Police Department
Tuesday March 24th, 2015 :: 11:43 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Shots fired into building #2 at the Oyster Bay Apartment complex in Absecon.

Just after 9:00 pm on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 Absecon Police dispatch received multiple 911 calls reporting several gunshots fired in the vicinity of building #2 in the Oyster Bay Apartment complex off of California Avenue in Absecon.

Officers arrived to find bullet casings in the parking lot and bullet impacts to the exterior of building #2. Several witnesses reported hearing the gunfire and seeing a short, black male running from the scene before entering a dark colored sedan and fleeing the area. There were no reported injuries.

The preliminary investigation indicates the shooting targeted a specific apartment in building #2. Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Mitch Levin of the Absecon Police Department at 609-641-0667 x:217. Information can also be submitted anonymously via Crime Stoppers at 609-652-1234 or 1-800-658-TIPS (8477). Text your information using "TIPCOP" plus your TIP to 274637 (CRIMES).

Address/Location
Absecon Police Department
500 N. Mill Road
Absecon, NJ 08201

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-641-0667

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