On the evening of October 11, 2020, 19-year-old Javon Cutler of Bayville was shot while a passenger in a vehicle leaving the Toms River Apartments on Main Street. Cutler, a 2019 graduate of Central Regional High School, was seated in the rear when someone opened fire at the car around 8:15 p.m. He was struck in the head and the driver took him to Community Medical Center; Cutler was later transferred to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune and died of his injuries on October 14, 2020.

The Ocean County Medical Examiner determined the cause of death was an intermediate-distance gunshot wound to the head and ruled the manner of death a homicide. After an investigation of nearly three weeks, three men from Toms River were identified and arrested in connection with the shooting. Investigators said the three acted together in the attack, though no public motive was disclosed.

If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Javon, please come forward to assist the ongoing inquiry.