On a late Friday night in Oceanport, New Jersey, the life of 41-year-old Amad Jones was tragically cut short. On December 30, 2022, police responded to a report of a shooting on Gosselin Avenue in Fort Monmouth just before 10 p.m. Upon their arrival, they discovered Jones, a male who had previously resided in the borough, lying in the road with a gunshot wound to his chest. He succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
The investigation into the death of Amad Jones quickly led to a suspect. Michael Westbrook, a 41-year-old man from the neighboring Neptune Township, turned himself into the Neptune Township Police Department not long after the shooting.
Authorities subsequently arrested Westbrook and charged him with first-degree murder, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and third-degree hindering his own apprehension in connection with Jones's death.
Further details emerged suggesting the violent encounter stemmed from a personal dispute. Reports indicate that the shooting was the culmination of a confrontation between Jones and Westbrook. The case is being handled by the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office, and Westbrook was taken into custody pending a court appearance.
