City man, 21, charged with murder in August shooting
Victim was 20-year-old Asbury Park resident
A twenty one year old city man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the August shooting death of 20-year-old Tyrell Howard, according to a news release from Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.
After his arrest on Sunday, Bryan Burford was charged with Murder, Possession of a Firearm for an Unlawful Purpose and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, the release stated.
The shooting occurred on Aug. 16 at the Washington Village Apartment Complex on Washington Avenue, with police responding there after a 911 call at about 10:16 p.m., according to the release.
The victim was found with several gunshot wounds and was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, where he was pronounced dead after medical staff attempted to save him, the release said.
The Asbury Park Police Department and the Prosecutor’s Office immediately launched a joint investigation leading to the arrest, according to the release. Burford is being held at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution, Freehold, on $1 million bail with no 10 percent option, the release stated.
Anyone with information related to this investigation should contact Detective Gabriel Carrasquillo of the Asbury Park Police Department at 732-774-1300 or Detective Richard Chapman of the Monmouth County Prosecutors Office at 800-533-7443.
The following is the news release on the arrest of Burford as issued by the Prosecutor’s Office:
ASBURY PARK MAN CHARGED WITH AUGUST MURDER
(FREEHOLD) An Asbury Park man was arrested and charged Sunday with the murder of another city man on Washington Avenue in August, announced Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.
Bryan Burford, 21, is charged with Murder, Possession of a Firearm for an Unlawful Purpose and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in connection with the August 16, shooting death of 20-year-old Tyrell Howard. Burford is being held in the Monmouth County Correctional Institution on $1 million bail with no option to post ten percent, as set by the Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Joseph Oxley.
Officers from the Asbury Park Police Department responded to the area of Buildings 3 and 4 of the Washington Village Apartment Complex on Washington Avenue after receiving 911 calls about 10:16 p.m. on August 16 reporting the shooting. Upon arrival, police located Howard with several gunshot wounds. He was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 10:40 p.m. despite the life-saving efforts of the medical staff.
A joint investigation was immediately launched by this Office and the Asbury Park Police Department leading to the arrest of Burford in connection with the Murder of Howard.
If convicted of Murder, Burford faces a minimum sentence of thirty years in a state prison during which time he would be ineligible for parole and a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, subject to the provisions of the No Early Release Act (NERA). NERA requires a defendant serve 85 percent of the sentence imposed before becoming eligible for parole.
If convicted of Possession of a Firearm for an Unlawful Purpose, a second degree charge, Burford faces a maximum of ten years in a New Jersey state prison, subject to a mandatory minimum of half the sentence imposed or 42 months, whichever is greater, without parole.
If convicted of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm charge, he faces a maximum of twenty years in a New Jersey state prison, subject to a mandatory minimum of half of the sentence imposed or 42 months, whichever is greater.
Despite these charges, every defendant is presumed innocent, unless and until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, following a trial at which the defendant has all of the trial rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and State law.
Anyone with information related to this investigation should contact Detective Gabriel Carrasquillo of the Asbury Park Police Department at 732-774-1300 or Detective Richard Chapman of the Monmouth County Prosecutors Office at 800-533-7443.
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