Little Egg Harbor man shot dead in Lakewood Coventry Square Neighborhood

Charlie Dwyer

LAKEWOOD, NJ – A 20-year-old man was shot dead in Lakewood Township Sunday night.

According to law enforcement officials,  at approximately 7:40 p.m., Lakewood Township Police were called to the area of Tudor Court in response to a 911 call regarding a male who had collapsed in the middle of the road. Responding Officers found Dajour Randolph, 20, of Little Egg Harbor, with an apparent gunshot wound to the chest. Mr. Randolph was transported to Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus, in Lakewood, where he subsequently succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased.

Prosecutor Billhimer and Chief Meyer wish to emphasize that this is an active and ongoing investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, Lakewood Township Police Department, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, and that there is no known danger to the public at this time.

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Anyone in possession of information concerning this investigation is urged to contact Detective Brant Uricks of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-929-2027 or Detective Eric Cicerello of the Lakewood Township Police Department at 732-363-0200.


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