Wayne Edward Jones, 46, was shot and killed during a robbery at the R-NU Barbershop, 1030 Old Corlies Avenue in Neptune, New Jersey, on the evening of Friday, September 20, 2019. The shooting occurred at about 8:11 p.m.; both Jones and a 42-year-old Trenton man were taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center. Jones was pronounced dead at 9:02 p.m.; the other man survived after treatment.

Witnesses said Jones tried to tackle the gunman before he was killed. Investigators report the assailants fled in what is believed to be a 2012 to 2016 black Toyota Camry with tinted windows. No arrests have been announced and the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and Neptune Township Police continue to ask the public for tips.

Jones was a graduate of Neptune High School’s class of 1991, a Teacher’s Aide at The Children’s Center of Monmouth County, a husband and father of three daughters; his first grandchild was expected in the months after his death. Is anyone in the community able to help with information about that black Toyota Camry or the people who fled that night?