TOMS RIVER – A Toms River man was indicted in the shooting deaths of two men in Lakewood on December 19, 2021.
Tyshaun Drummond, 39, is facing charges of Murder, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, and Burglary, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.
Nicholas Hardy, 36, of Toms River, and Sergio Chavez-Perez, 32, of Lakewood, were shot in the head in an apartment complex on River Avenue in Lakewood, police said.
Drummond, who matched the description of the shooter, was found in front of the complex. Police said when he was ordered to lay on the ground, he refused, and was subdued by a Taser-type weapon. He has been in jail ever since his release from a hospital on December 21.
Billhimer acknowledged the efforts of Senior Assistant Prosecutor Jamie Schron who presented the case to the Grand Jury on behalf of the State, as well as the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Victim Witness Advocacy Unit, Lakewood Township Police Department, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, for their cooperative efforts in connection with this investigation leading to Drummond’s arrest and indictment.
Charges are merely accusations until proven in a court of law.
