By: Najla Alexander
Authorities in Monmouth County announced that an Asbury Park man has been charged in connection with a shots-fired incident that took place in the same town last month.
Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago stated that Jahsaad Banks, 19, was charged with single counts of first-degree Attempted Murder, second-degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, and second-degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose.
According to MCPO officials, on Wednesday, April 9, at approximately 6:54 p.m., members of the Asbury Park Police Department responded to the 1100 block of Atlantic Avenue for a report of shots fired.
Upon arrival, detectives located five 9mm shell casings, Monmouth County officials said. There were no injuries as a result of this shooting incident.
Monmouth County authorities say that an investigation by members of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Bureau and the Asbury Park Police Department identified Banks as the individual responsible for the shooting incident.
Banks was located and arrested on Wednesday, April 30, in Asbury Park by members of the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Task Force, MCPO officials said. 
MCPO authorities said Banks was transported in to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution (MCCI), where he is being held pending his first appearance in Monmouth County Superior Court.