ASBURY PARK – An Asbury Park man has been arrested and charged after shooting a man last month, officials said.
Nazzir Wallace, 18, is charged with first-degree Attempted Murder, three second-degree weapons offenses, two third-degree drug offenses, fourth-degree Eluding, fourth-degree Obstruction of Justice, a fourth-degree weapons offense, and Resisting Arrest, a disorderly persons offense.
Around 11 p.m. August 30, police were called for shots being fired at 100 Memorial Drive. Police discovered that a man with a gunshot injury had been admitted to a nearby local hospital.
The investigation led to identifying Wallace as a suspect. Police said he was arrested in Asbury Park following a brief pursuit. At the time he was found to be in possession of a loaded firearm and a quantity of cocaine and heroin.
