On the evening of September 11, 2025, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace on the 100 block of Monmouth Avenue in Asbury Park, New Jersey, leaving a family and community to grapple with a familiar pain. Tyshan Small, a 35-year-old man, was fatally struck in the back and pronounced dead at the scene. Another man was also injured during the shooting, though his wounds were not considered life-threatening.
First responders arrived at the west side neighborhood around 7:35 p.m.
to find the chaotic aftermath of the violence. While the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office began its investigation, details remained scarce. They did not immediately announce any arrests or name any suspects in the shooting of Tyshan Small, a male whose age was also reported as 37. Authorities canvassed the area for witnesses and video footage, appealing to the public for any information that might lead to a breakthrough in the active and delicate case.
For Small's family, the tragedy was a devastating echo of a loss suffered nearly a decade earlier. His cousin, Duane Small, lamented that Tyshan was 'killed for basically nothing' and expressed profound sorrow for Tyshan's mother, who was now mourning a second son lost to gun violence. In December 2015, Tyshan's brother, Jamar Small, a 24-year-old former standout athlete, was also shot and killed in Asbury Park. As the community reeled from another life cut short, the investigation into Tyshan Small's death continued, with authorities urging anyone with information to contact the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office or the Asbury Park Police Department.
