'Persons Of Interest' ID'd In Murder Of Asbury Park Barber: MCPO

COLTS NECK – Persons of interest were identified in the 2018 gun killing of Asbury Park barber Lloyd Earl Sanders, also known as "Everlasting," Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Wednesday.

Gramiccioni said that, through "the hard work and tenacity of our investigative team, we have been able to identify persons of interest."

"Now, we are calling on citizens in the community to come forward and help provide the additional pieces of the puzzle we need to arrest those responsible,” he said.

The incident hapened on April 29, 2018 when the Colts Neck Police Department fielded a 911 call for assistance on Route 18, south of Route 537. Once on scene, they located a single motor vehicle crash involving a 2009 Mercedes Benz C350, according to the MCPO.

The investigation revealed the driver, Sanders, 54, of Neptune City, and a passenger were driving southbound on Route 18 when an unknown assailant or assailants pulled next to Sanders’ vehicle and fired numerous shots, striking Sanders several times, the MCPO said.

Sanders lost control of the vehicle and struck a guardrail near the Route 537 exit. Sanders was pronounced dead at the scene, the MCPO said.

A 52-year-old passenger was transported to a local hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Sanders, the operator of Everlasting's Unisex Hair Salon on Memorial Drive, and the passenger were traveling home from a birthday party at the Elks Club in Freehold earlier that evening, the MCPO said.

If anyone has any information they are asked to contact Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Ryan Mahony at 1-800-533-7443 or Colts Neck Police Department Detective Steven DeCaesar at 732-780-7323.

Anyone who feels the need to remain anonymous but has information about a crime can submit a tip to Monmouth County Crime Stoppers by calling their confidential telephone tip-line at 1-800-671-4400; or by downloading and using the free P3 Tips mobile app (available for iOS and Android – https://www.p3tips.com/community/index.htm).

Monmouth County Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest or conviction of any suspect in the murder of Sanders.