Earl ’Everlasting’ Sanders, 54, was gunned down on the night of April 29, 2018, while driving his 2009 Mercedes Benz C350 southbound on Route 18 in Colts Neck. Returning from a birthday party in Freehold with a 52-year-old passenger, Sanders was struck multiple times when another vehicle pulled alongside and opened fire, firing between 10 and 17 shots into the driver’s side. His car left the road and hit a guardrail; Sanders was pronounced dead at the scene and the passenger survived after being shot in the leg.

A homicide investigation was opened by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the Colts Neck Police Department. Investigators have said they looked into possible motives including disputes tied to Sanders’ Asbury Park barbershop and an altercation at a Freehold club earlier that night. Authorities have identified persons of interest but no arrests have been made; a $5,000 reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

Sanders was a well-known local barber and mentor to young people. Does anyone who knew him, rode Route 18 that night, or has information about disputes involving his barbershop or that Freehold outing have tips to share with investigators?