2Fatal Long Branch shooting leads to three arrests and first‑degree murder charges

FREEHOLD, NJ – Three men were charged this week after an 18‑year‑old Long Branch man was fatally shot in March, prosecutors announced, ending a months‑long investigation that identified suspects and led to arrests in New York and Monmouth County.

Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said Aiden Terlecki, 19, of Middletown; Joshua Moore, 21, of Neptune Township; and Jahsaad M. Banks, 19, of Asbury Park, each face counts of first‑degree murder and first‑degree conspiracy to commit murder in the death of Tristan Reeves. Additional charges include second‑degree unlawful possession of a weapon (firearm), second‑degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and third‑degree hindering. Moore als

See Full Page